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Medic involved in row getting deal? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

timber

'deal?' is the definition.
(deal is a kind of timber)

'medic involved in row' is the wordplay.
'medic' becomes 'mb' (Bachelor of Medicine).
'involved in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'row' becomes 'tier' (tier is a kind of row).
'mb' going inside 'tier' is 'TIMBER'.

'getting' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for timber that I've seen before include "Wood prepared for use in carpentry or building" , "Warning cry that a tree is about to fall" , "board" , "The tree's falling!" , "Trees suitable for building or carpentry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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