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Elevate nurse, 50, hampered by broken bone (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ennoble

'elevate' is the definition.
(I know that ennoble is a more specific form of elevate)

'nurse 50 hampered by broken bone' is the wordplay.
'nurse' becomes 'EN' (abbreviation for state-enrolled nurse).
'50' becomes 'l' (Roman numeral).
'hampered by' is an insertion indicator.
'broken' indicates an anagram.
'bone' with letters rearranged gives 'nobe'.
'l' placed inside 'nobe' is 'noble'.
'en'+'noble'='ENNOBLE'

(Other definitions for ennoble that I've seen before include "Elevate to the aristocracy" , "Elevate in rank" , "Elevate; honour" , "Distinguish" , "Bestow peerage on" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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