Drab curse cast over new doctor following fairy-tale path (11)
I believe the answer is:
breadcrumbs
'fairy-tale path' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'drab curse cast over new doctor' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'over' could be 're' and 're' is found within the answer.
'doctor' could be 'mb' (Bachelor of Medicine, Medicinae Baccalaureus) and 'mb' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'following' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for breadcrumbs that I've seen is " Fragments of loaf".)