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A way of removing wet doctor in troublesome environment (4-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spin-dry

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'a way of removing wet' is the definition.
(as in to spin-dry laundry in a spin-dryer)

'doctor in troublesome environment' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'Dr' (synonyms).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'troublesome environment' becomes 'spiny' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'dr' inserted into 'spiny' is 'SPIN-DRY'.

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(Another definition for spin-dry that I've seen is " Remove moisture from (laundry)".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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