Nurse has a little way to go as a beginner (10)
I believe the answer is:
tenderfoot
'a beginner' is the definition.
(I know that tenderfoot is a type of beginner)
'nurse has a little way to go' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'nurse' could be 'tender' (a nurse tends to patients) and 'tender' is present in the answer.
'go' could be 'foot' (footing is a kind of going) and 'foot' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'as' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tenderfoot that I've seen before include "Novice (chiefly US)" , "Greenhorn" , "Rookie" , "Newcomer, novice" , "Raw recruit" .)