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Doctor brought up some rancid emetic (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

medic

'doctor' is the definition.
(doctor is a type of medic)

'up some rancid emetic' is the wordplay.
'up' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'some' indicates a hidden word (some of the parts of the word are used).
'cidem' is hidden in the letters of 'rancid emetic'.
'cidem' in reverse letter order is 'MEDIC'.

'brought' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for medic that I've seen before include "Health worker" , "What was Basutoland" , "Word for 'doctor'" , "He may offer treatment" , "Physician (informal)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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