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NHS staffer cast runes (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nurse

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'nhs staffer' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'cast runes' is the wordplay.
'cast' is an anagram indicator (letters are dispersed or cast around).
'runes' is an anagram of 'NURSE'.

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(Other definitions for nurse that I've seen before include "One caring for patient" , "Runes (anag)" , "Tend the sick" , "Tend - care for" , "dogfish or > worker bee" .)

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