Doctor gifts cleaner with kitchen facilities (4-8)

I believe the answer is:

self-catering

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'doctor gifts cleaner with kitchen facilities' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'doctor gifts cleaner' is the wordplay.
'doctor' indicates an anagram.
'gifts'+'cleaner'='giftscleaner'
'giftscleaner' is an anagram of 'SELF-CATERING'.

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(Another definition for self-catering that I've seen is " Providing one's own food".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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