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Sewer gets doctor in a pickle (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drain

'sewer' is the definition.
(drain can mean a sewer)

'doctor in a pickle' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'dr' (abbreviation).
'pickle' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'pickled' mean this (I've seen this in other clues)).
'in'+'a'='ina'
'ina' is an anagram of 'ain'.
'dr'+'ain'='DRAIN'

'gets' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for drain that I've seen before include "To empty (of fluid)" , "Empty of liquid" , "Gutter" , "Exhaust (of liquid)" , "Make weak" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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