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One requiring treatment and prepared to wait (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

patient

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'prepared to wait' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one requiring treatment' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'one' could be 'i' (Roman numeral) and 'i' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'patent' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for patient that I've seen before include "Uncomplaining; invalid" , "doctor's client" , "One receiving medical care" , "Long-suffering - person in hospital" , "Uncomplaining - tolerant" .)

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