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Doctor hunting loner ultimately (2,3,4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in the long run

'ultimately' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'doctor hunting loner' is the wordplay.
'doctor' is an anagram indicator.
'hunting'+'loner'='huntingloner'
'huntingloner' with letters rearranged gives 'IN THE LONG RUN'.

(Other definitions for in the long run that I've seen before include "At the end of the day" , "some time later" , "Eventually" , "When all is said and done" , "qualified for a marathon?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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