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Doctor Anne cured patient suffering (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

endurance

'patient suffering' is the definition.
(endurance is suffering patiently)

'doctor anne cured' is the wordplay.
'doctor' indicates an anagram.
'anne'+'cured'='annecured'
'annecured' with letters rearranged gives 'ENDURANCE'.

(Other definitions for endurance that I've seen before include "ship bound for the Antarctic" , "Polar ship" , "Surviving" , "Ability to stay a difficult course, courage" , "Crude Anne (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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