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Long-suffering doctor's client (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

patient

I believe this is a double definition.

'long-suffering' is the first definition.
('patient' can be similar in meaning to 'long-suffering')

'doctor's client' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for patient that I've seen before include "Sufferer" , "one of interest to medics?" , "One receiving medical care" , "one receiving medical treatment" , "Not easily provoked" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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