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Doctor bused in to provide media-friendly comment (5,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sound bite

'media-friendly comment' is the definition.
(comment designed to be repeated in the media)

'doctor bused in to' is the wordplay.
'doctor' indicates an anagram.
'bused'+'in'+'to'='busedinto'
'busedinto' with letters rearranged gives 'SOUND BITE'.

'provide' is the link.

(Other definitions for sound bite that I've seen before include "Newsworthy quote" , "Pithy extract from something said" , "No subedit for short snappy extract from speech as on TV" , "Short excerpt" , "brief comment heard on the news?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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