Twisted view held by doctor (7)
I believe the answer is:
mangled
'twisted' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'view held by doctor' is the wordplay.
'view' becomes 'angle' (angle is a kind of view).
'held by' is an insertion indicator.
'doctor' becomes 'md' ('MD' can be a synonym of 'doctor'**).
'angle' inserted inside 'md' is 'MANGLED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mangled that I've seen before include "Distorted" , "did butcher" , "Mutilated - pressed clothes through a machine" , "Chewed up" , "Damn leg may be mutilated" .)