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Training doctor badly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drill

'training' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'doctor badly' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'dr' ('Dr' can be a synonym of 'doctor').
'badly' becomes 'ill' ('ill' can be adverbial as in 'ill-advised').
'dr'+'ill'='DRILL'

(Other definitions for drill that I've seen before include "Bore (a hole); fabric" , "Routine" , "Monkey" , "Square-bashing" , "Tool, instruction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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