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Doctor needs housing shortage to be eased (9)

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I believe the answer is:

slackened

'be eased' is the definition.
(ease can mean to relax or slacken)

'doctor needs housing shortage' is the wordplay.
'doctor' indicates anagramming the letters.
'housing' is an insertion indicator.
'shortage' becomes 'lack' (I've seen this before).
'needs' anagrammed gives 'sened'.
'sened' enclosing 'lack' is 'SLACKENED'.

'to' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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