Novel about unorthodox doctor in Chilean capital has just arrived (8)
I believe the answer is:
newcomer
'novel about unorthodox doctor' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'chilean capital has just arrived' is the wordplay.
'chilean capital' becomes 'comer' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'has' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'just arrived' becomes 'new' (I've seen this in another clue).
'comer' after 'new' is 'NEWCOMER'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for newcomer that I've seen before include "Parvenu" , "Novice" , "Fresh arrival" , "He has just arrived or started" , "Starter" .)