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Bad language about writer's upset medical practitioner (9)

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osteopath

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(Other definitions for osteopath that I've seen before include "medical specialist" , "Therapist who manipulates bones and muscles" , "Therapist who manipulates the skeleton" , "Bone manipulator" , "Specialist manipulator of bones and muscles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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