New process examined in the mortuary (7)

I believe the answer is:

corpses

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'examined in the mortuary' is the definition.
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'new process' is the wordplay.
'new' is an anagram indicator.
'process' is an anagram of 'CORPSES'.

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(Other definitions for corpses that I've seen before include "Dead bodies" , "remains" , "Goofs on stage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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