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NHS says a policy interfered with a shrink's work (14)

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psychoanalysis

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'a shrink's work' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to thinking as well as being singular nouns.
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'nhs says a policy interfered with' is the wordplay.
'interfered with' indicates an anagram.
'nhs'+'says'+'a'+'policy'='nhssaysapolicy'
'nhssaysapolicy' with letters rearranged gives 'PSYCHOANALYSIS'.

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(Other definitions for psychoanalysis that I've seen before include "System of mental therapy" , "Freudian theory" , "Method of treatment pioneered by Freud" , "mental treatment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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