Anticipate, as you try to find where the patient is (4,7)

I believe the answer is:

look forward

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'you try to find where the patient is' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'anticipate as' is the wordplay.
'anticipate' becomes 'lookfor' (synonyms).
'as' becomes 'ward' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'lookfor'+'ward'='LOOK FORWARD'

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