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Oil treatment for sore knee (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kerosene

'oil' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'treatment for sore knee' is the wordplay.
'treatment for' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'sore'+'knee'='soreknee'
'soreknee' anagrammed gives 'KEROSENE'.

(Other definitions for kerosene that I've seen before include "No seeker for American fuel oil" , "Combustible" , "Oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters" , "Paraffin oil (E, not I)" , "Sore knee (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and the Financial Times.
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