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Boy having file removed from case of doctor (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ossie

'boy' is the definition.
(nickname for Oscar, Oswald etc)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Another definition for ossie that I've seen is " Australian in less familiar guise".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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