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Severe health worker put on white coat after removing cereal (7)

Ross

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drastic

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(Other definitions for drastic that I've seen before include "'Severe, extreme (7)'" , "Uncompromising" , "Severe, radical (measures)" , "Thoroughgoing" , "Radical, brutal" .)

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