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Inconvenient direction hospital worker may once have gone? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

untoward

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(Other definitions for untoward that I've seen before include "Unexpected and inconvenient" , "Adverse - out of the ordinary" , "Drawn out to be inconvenient or awkward" , "Inopportune" , "Not in keeping with accepted standards" .)

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