Hippy doctor needs work away from home (4,3)

I believe the answer is:

drop out

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'hippy doctor needs work away from home' is the definition.
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'doctor needs work away from home' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'Dr' (abbreviation).
'needs' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'away from home' becomes 'out' (synonyms).
'dr'+'op'+'out'='DROP-OUT'

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(Other definitions for drop out that I've seen before include "withdrawn student" , "twenty-two" , "Kick" , "cease being competitive" , "Withdraw from activity" .)

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