Do a mother cat's job (5)

I believe the answer is:

nurse

(Other definitions for nurse that I've seen before include "Patient tender" , "Trained carer" , "Care for - harbour" , "Tend to patient" , "One caring for patient" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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