Rod, home doctor, left Daisy dressing (8,7)

I believe the answer is:

sticking plaster

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'dressing' is the definition.
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'rod home doctor left daisy' is the wordplay.
'rod home' becomes 'stickin' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'doctor' becomes 'GP' (general practitioner).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'daisy' becomes 'aster' (I've seen this before).
'stickin'+'gp'+'l'+'aster'='STICKING-PLASTER'

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(Other definitions for sticking plaster that I've seen before include "medical cover" , "that's for a minor injury" , "dressing" , "treatment for injury" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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