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Doctor bound leg - heavy stick required (8)

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I believe the answer is:

bludgeon

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'heavy stick required' is the definition.
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'doctor bound leg' is the wordplay.
'doctor' indicates anagramming the letters.
'bound'+'leg'='boundleg'
'boundleg' is an anagram of 'BLUDGEON'.

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(Other definitions for bludgeon that I've seen before include "Club used maliciously" , "Stick or club with a heavy end" , "Short stick with thickened end as weapon" , "(Beat with a) heavy stick" , "Blunt instrument" .)

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