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Tending to disrupt runs with gin mixture (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nursing

'tending' is the definition.
(nurses tend to patients)

'disrupt runs with gin mixture' is the wordplay.
'disrupt' indicates anagramming the letters.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'mixture' indicates anagramming the letters.
'runs' is an anagram of 'nurs'.
'gin' anagrammed gives 'ing'.
'nurs'+'ing'='NURSING'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for nursing that I've seen before include "Caring profession" , "Feeding baby" , "Medical vocation" , "sister's career" , "Caring career" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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