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Send out for Whoppers for NHS staff (9)

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I believe the answer is:

orderlies

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'for nhs staff' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'send out for whoppers' is the wordplay.
'send out' becomes 'order' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'whoppers' becomes 'lies' (whoppers can mean outrageous lies).
'order'+'lies'='ORDERLIES'

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(Other definitions for orderlies that I've seen before include "Hospital attendants or soldiers working for officers" , "Military or hospital attendants" , "Soldiers attending superior officers" , "Servants" , "Hospital workers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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