TREAT

Pay for — minister to — deal with (5)

Solution has appeared in 3 crosswords (2 across and 1 down):

• Quick crossword No 16,084 — 2021-11-24 00:00:30
  20A: Pay for food and/or drink consumed by others (5)
• Quick crossword No 15,304 — 2019-05-26 23:00:24
  22A: Special delight (5)
• Quick crossword No 15,220 — 2019-02-18 00:00:12
  19D: Pay for — minister to — deal with (5)