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Doctor bears arms -- shame! (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

embarrass

'shame' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'doctor bears arms' is the wordplay.
'doctor' indicates an anagram.
'bears'+'arms'='bearsarms'
'bearsarms' with letters rearranged gives 'EMBARRASS'.

(Other definitions for embarrass that I've seen before include "Cause (someone) to feel awkward" , "Show up" , "Make uncomfortable" , "Abash" , "Cause to feel ashamed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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