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Treating tiring need? That's part of it (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ingredient

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'part of it' is the definition.
'ingredient' can be an answer for 'part' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'of it' bit.

'treating tiring need?' is the wordplay.
'treating' is an anagram indicator.
'tiring'+'need'='tiringneed'
'tiringneed' with letters rearranged gives 'INGREDIENT'.

'that's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ingredient that I've seen before include "One of the things" , "Component of mixture" , "Component part" , "Something used in a recipe" , "Constituent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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