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A European supplier of oil needing treatment (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unwell

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'needing treatment' is the definition.

'a european supplier of oil' is the wordplay.
'a european' becomes 'un' ('a' translated into French).
'supplier of oil' becomes 'well' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'un'+'well'='UNWELL'

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(Other definitions for unwell that I've seen before include "Ill, not in good health" , "Somewhat ill" , "Sick, not in good health" , "funny" , "Indisposed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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