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Doctor again involved on a point of sanitation (8)

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I believe the answer is:

drainage

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'sanitation' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'doctor again involved on a point' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'dr' (abbreviation).
'involved' is an anagram indicator (involved can mean confusing or complex).
'on' indicates putting letters inside (as in clothing 'on' a person).
'a point' becomes 'e' (compass point).
'again' anagrammed gives 'ainag'.
'dr' put inside 'ainag' is 'drainag'.
'drainag'+'e'='DRAINAGE'

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for drainage that I've seen before include "Evacuation -- gardenia (anag)" , "Drawing off liquid" , "Water run-off system" , "Means of discharging water" , "System to manage waste water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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