Trendy nurse to propose (6)
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I believe the answer is:
intend
'propose' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'trendy nurse' is the wordplay.
'trendy' becomes 'in'.
'nurse' becomes 'tend' (I've seen this before).
'in'+'tend'='INTEND'
'to' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for intend that I've seen before include "Purport" , "Have as purpose or plan" , "Tinned (anag.)" , "Mean; aim" , "Mean; propose" .)