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Question

Select the most appropriate homophone to fill in the blank.
The ointment will help to ____ the wound.

This question was previously asked in
SSC CGL 2024 (Tier-I) Previous Year Paper (17-Sep-2024) (Shift 3)
The correct answer is

heal

'Heal' is the correct homophone, meaning to recover or mend.

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