Sew up ruptured uterus (6)

I believe the answer is:

suture

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'sew up' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are verbs in their base form.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'ruptured uterus' is the wordplay.
'ruptured' is an anagram indicator.
'uterus' with letters rearranged gives 'SUTURE'.

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(Other definitions for suture that I've seen before include "Stitch holding together the edges of a wound" , "Medical stitching" , "Stitches (in wound)" , "Stitch for 31ac" , "Surgical stitching" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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