Vet, for a pet Crossword Clue

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Vet, for a pet Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a licensed medical practitioner
2. the United States federal department that promotes and administers domestic and foreign trade (including management of the census and the patent office); created in 1913

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PET (adjective)
1. preferred above all others and treated with partiality
PET (noun)
1. a special loved one
2. using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
PET (verb)
1. stroke or caress gently
2. stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking
VET (noun)
1. a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
2. a person who has served in the armed forces
VET (verb)
1. examine carefully
2. provide (a person) with medical care

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