Treated (7)
I believe the answer is:
handled
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">treated</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('handle' can be a synonym of 'treat')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for handled that I've seen before include "Coped with" , "Dealt with" , "Touched - held" , "managed" .)