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Field doctor tears up (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pasture

'field' is the definition.
(a pasture is a field for sheep)

'doctor tears up' is the wordplay.
'doctor' indicates an anagram.
'tears'+'up'='tearsup'
'tearsup' is an anagram of 'PASTURE'.

(Other definitions for pasture that I've seen before include "Meadow" , "Grass for grazing" , "Stock holder, perhaps" , "Land for grazing cattle" , "Meadowland" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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