Apparatus for bringing up matter literally making medic nervous? (6)
I believe the answer is:
dredge
'apparatus for bringing up matter literally' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'medic nervous?' is the wordplay.
'medic' becomes 'dr' (doctor).
'nervous?' becomes 'edge' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'dr'+'edge'='DREDGE'
'making' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dredge that I've seen before include "Remove mud from a riverbed" , "dragnet" , "Scour (riverbed); sprinkle with sugar" , "Remove earth from under water" , "River-bed clearer" .)