Calls doctor then elopes (10)

I believe the answer is:

telephones

'calls' is the definition.
('telephone' can be a synonym of 'call')

'doctor then elopes' is the wordplay.
'doctor' indicates an anagram.
'then'+'elopes'='thenelopes'
'thenelopes' with letters rearranged gives 'TELEPHONES'.

(Another definition for telephones that I've seen is " Calls".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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