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Move chaps in hospital department performance (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

enactment

'performance' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'move chaps in hospital department' is the wordplay.
'move' becomes 'act' ('act' can be a synonym of 'move'**).
'chaps' becomes 'men' (I've seen this before).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'hospital department' becomes 'ent'.
'act'+'men'='actmen'
'actmen' put into 'ent' is 'ENACTMENT'.

(Other definitions for enactment that I've seen before include "Theatrical performance" , "Legal process" , "A played-out" , "Portrayal" , "Command" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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