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Rusty, like a retired doctor? (3,2,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

out of practice

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'rusty' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'retired doctor?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'retired' could be 'out' (synonyms) and 'out' is found within the answer.
'doctor?' could be 'act' (doctor is a kind of act) and 'act' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'like a' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for out of practice that I've seen before include "Like a doctor dismissed" , "being rusty?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent and The Telegraph.
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