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Hospital worker fastens fur badly (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

staff nurse

'hospital worker' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fastens fur badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' is an anagram indicator.
'fastens'+'fur'='fastensfur'
'fastensfur' is an anagram of 'STAFF-NURSE'.

(Other definitions for staff nurse that I've seen before include "tender below top level" , "sister senior to him" , "hospital worker" , "Senior healthcare professional" , "tender, helping sister" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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