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She visits the sick to tend Sir Curtis somehow (8,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

district nurse

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'she visits the sick' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'tend sir curtis somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' is an anagram indicator.
'tend'+'sir'+'curtis'='tendsircurtis'
'tendsircurtis' anagrammed gives 'DISTRICT NURSE'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for district nurse that I've seen before include "Itinerant local health worker" , "care provider" , "One tending patients in their homes" , "NHS employee" , "Local medical worker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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