Crossword Genius

Claim from prisoner seen by nurse (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

contend

'claim' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'prisoner seen by nurse' is the wordplay.
'prisoner' becomes 'con' (abbreviation for 'convict').
'seen by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'nurse' becomes 'tend' (I've seen this before).
'con'+'tend'='CONTEND'

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for contend that I've seen before include "Struggle; assert" , "Struggle in rivalry" , "Tend NCO (anag.)" , "Maintain" , "Struggle (with someone)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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