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She treats good person after obsessive year (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

analyst

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'she treats good person after obsessive year' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'good person after obsessive year' is the wordplay.
'good person' becomes 'st' (saint).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'obsessive' becomes 'anal' (anal can mean obsessed with order).
'year' becomes 'y'.
'anal'+'y'='analy'
'st' after 'analy' is 'ANALYST'.

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(Other definitions for analyst that I've seen before include "One examines the elements of something" , "Student of eg systems or psyche" , "Dissector" , "One making detailed examination" , "Practical chemist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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