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Nicks and cuts around surgical procedures (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cop shops

'nicks' is the definition.
(both are slang for police station)

'cuts around surgical procedures' is the wordplay.
'cuts' becomes 'chops' (chopping is a kind of cutting).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'surgical procedures' becomes 'ops' (op is short for operation).
'chops' going around 'ops' is 'COP SHOPS'.

'and' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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