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Decline brought surgical procedure and occupational therapy (2,2,3)

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I believe the answer is:

go to pot

'decline' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'brought surgical procedure and occupational therapy' is the wordplay.
'brought' becomes 'got' ('get' can be a synonym of 'bring').
'surgical procedure' becomes 'op' (short for operation).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'occupational therapy' becomes 'ot' (abbreviation for occupational therapy).
'got'+'op'+'ot'='GO TO POT'

(Other definitions for go to pot that I've seen before include "Fall into ruin" , "Become ruined" , "Approach snooker table" , "Tea bags will" , "Decline" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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