Progressing when doing hospital duty? (7)
I believe the answer is:
onwards
'doing hospital duty?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'progressing when' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'when' could be 'on' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'on' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'wards' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for onwards that I've seen before include "To a point ahead" , "In a forward direction" , "Moving forward (and upwards?)" , "Going ahead" , "Forwards" .)