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In seemliness one month enrolled nurse led country sides (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

decency

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'in seemliness' is the definition.
'decency' can be an answer for 'seemliness' (I've seen this before). I'm not sure about the 'in' bit.

'one month enrolled nurse led country sides' is the wordplay.
'one month' becomes 'dec' (abbreviation for December).
'enrolled nurse led' becomes 'en' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'sides' says to hollow out the word (remove centre letters) (only the letters on the sides are used).
'country' with its centre taken out is 'cy'.
'dec'+'en'+'cy'='DECENCY'

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(Other definitions for decency that I've seen before include "Decorum" , "Respectable behaviour" , "Good taste; integrity" , "Goodness - sense of what is fitting" , "Seemliness" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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