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Health worker has graduate torn apart (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

matron

'health worker' is the definition.

'graduate torn apart' is the wordplay.
'graduate' becomes 'ma' (abbreviation for Master of Arts).
'apart' indicates anagramming the letters.
'torn' anagrammed gives 'tron'.
'ma'+'tron'='MATRON'

'has' is the link.

(Other definitions for matron that I've seen before include "Head of nursing" , "Medical supervisor" , "Woman in charge of nurses" , "Former title of today's Senior Nursing Officer" , "Nurses' manager" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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