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Doctor apparently banged up for a caper (6)

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I believe the answer is:

gambol

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'for a caper' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'doctor apparently banged up' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'doctor' could be 'mb' (Bachelor of Medicine, Medicinae Baccalaureus) and 'mb' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'gaol' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for gambol that I've seen before include "Frisk about and bet, by the sound of it" , "Caper and cavort (6)" , "Playfully run or jump" , "Frolic, caper" , "Dance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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