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Doctor's attitude - demands beer in confusion (7,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bedside manner

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'doctor's attitude' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'demands beer in confusion' is the wordplay.
'confusion' indicates an anagram.
'demands'+'beer'+'in'='demandsbeerin'
'demandsbeerin' is an anagram of 'BEDSIDE MANNER'.

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(Other definitions for bedside manner that I've seen before include "Reassuring trait of doctor" , "Doctor's demeanour with patient" , "9 bearing" , "Doctor's way with patients" , "Doctor's personal quality?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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