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Hospital doctor originally operating in Sumatra (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sanatorium

'hospital' is the definition.
(sanatorium is a kind of hospital)

'doctor originally operating in sumatra' is the wordplay.
'doctor' indicates anagramming the letters.
'originally' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'operating' is 'o'.
'o'+'in'+'sumatra'='oinsumatra'
'oinsumatra' anagrammed gives 'SANATORIUM'.

(Other definitions for sanatorium that I've seen before include "Health resort" , "convalescent home" , "health farm" , "Convalescent hospital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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