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Therapist's in work, at hospital (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

homeopath

'therapist's' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'in work at hospital' is the wordplay.
'in' becomes 'home' ('he's in' can mean 'he's home'**).
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'hospital' becomes 'h'.
'home'+'op'+'at'+'h'='HOMEOPATH'

(Other definitions for homeopath that I've seen before include "Quack perhaps" , "Health practitioner" , "Alternative practitioner" , "he treats you, naturally" , "therapist" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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