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Identity of nurse stopping runny noses (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oneness

'identity' is the definition.
(oneness is a kind of identity)

'nurse stopping runny noses' is the wordplay.
'nurse' becomes 'EN' (abbreviation for enrolled nurse).
'stopping' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters stop or plug a gap).
'runny' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'noses' anagrammed gives 'oness'.
'en' put into 'oness' is 'ONENESS'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for oneness that I've seen before include "Singular quality" , "Uniqueness" , "Agreement" , "singularity" , "Unified state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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