Heals (5)
I believe the answer is:
cures
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">heals</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('cure' can be a synonym of 'heal')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for cures that I've seen before include "Makes better, heals" , "Remedies" .)