Bet nurse passing round is occupied (8)

I believe the answer is:

tenanted

'is occupied' is the definition.
('tenanted' can be similar in meaning to 'occupied')

'bet nurse passing round' is the wordplay.
'bet' becomes 'ante' (ante is a kind of bet).
'nurse' becomes 'tend' (I've seen this before).
'passing round' is an insertion indicator.
'ante' put within 'tend' is 'TENANTED'.

(Another definition for tenanted that I've seen is " Occupied for rent".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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