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Do they sound a bit clumsy to a doctor? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

drums

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'do they sound a bit' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'clumsy to a doctor?' is the wordplay.
'clumsy' becomes 'ums' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'a doctor?' becomes 'Dr' (abbreviation).
'ums' after 'dr' is 'DRUMS'.

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(Other definitions for drums that I've seen before include "Containers" , "Percussion instruments" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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