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Doctor cited case subject to dehydration (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

desiccate

'subject to dehydration' is the definition.

'doctor cited case' is the wordplay.
'doctor' is an anagram indicator.
'cited'+'case'='citedcase'
'citedcase' with letters rearranged gives 'DESICCATE'.

(Other definitions for desiccate that I've seen before include "dry" , "Remove moisture" , "Preserve by removing all liquids from" , "Preserve by drying (eg coconut)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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