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Complexity of small section attached to hospital (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

depth

'complexity' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'small section attached to hospital' is the wordplay.
'small section' becomes 'dept' (short for department; 'small' asks for a short form).
'attached to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hospital' becomes 'h' (abbreviation for hospital on maps).
'dept'+'h'='DEPTH'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for depth that I've seen before include "Downward extent" , "Measurement from front to back" , "Intensity (of emotion)" , "Measure" , "Thoroughness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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