How do I solve 5 across in Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31244?

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5 across reads "Cure-all somewhat cheap, an ace alternative" (7 letters); the answer is PANACEA. It's a hidden-word clue: the answer is spelled out by consecutive letters in the clue itself, often crossing a word boundary. Indicators like 'in', 'some', or 'part of' signal that you're looking at a substring. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

Cure-all somewhat cheap, an ace alternative (7)

5A — Cure-all somewhat cheap, an ace alternative (7) — PANACEA