Nurses go out with doctors in the theatre (8)

I believe the answer is:

surgeons

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'doctors in the theatre' is the definition.
'surgeons' can be an answer for 'doctors' (surgeon is a kind of doctor). I am not certain of the 'in the theatre' bit.

'nurses go out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'nurses'+'go'='nursesgo'
'nursesgo' anagrammed gives 'SURGEONS'.

'with' is the link.

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(Another definition for surgeons that I've seen is " Medical operators".)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times and the Irish Times (Crosaire).

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