Treat a fever, per dubious folk wisdom (6)

I believe the answer is:

starve

(Other definitions for starve that I've seen before include "Eat nothing" , "Stop feeding" , "Suffer extreme hunger" , "Deprive of sustenance" , "Suffer from want of food" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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