Cry as TV doctor facing work (5)
I believe the answer is:
whoop
'cry' is the definition.
(whooping is a kind of crying)
'tv doctor facing work' is the wordplay.
'tv doctor' becomes 'who' (I've seen this in other clues).
'facing' says to put letters next to each other.
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'who'+'op'='WHOOP'
'as' is the link.
(Other definitions for whoop that I've seen before include "Sound of war cry (or cough!)" , "Joyful shout" , "sound when transported" , "Utter with excited cries" , "Loud excited cry" .)