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Doctor pays out for final medical examination (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

autopsy

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'final medical examination' is the definition.
'autopsy' can be an answer for 'examination' (autopsy is a kind of examination). I am unsure of the 'final medical' bit.

'doctor pays out' is the wordplay.
'doctor' indicates an anagram.
'pays'+'out'='paysout'
'paysout' is an anagram of 'AUTOPSY'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for autopsy that I've seen before include "final critical analysis" , "An official post-mortem examination" , "final examination" , "Examining body" , "Dissection of a body to determine the cause of death" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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