Typical report on patient's condition in absence of coppers? (2,6)
I believe the answer is:
no change
'typical report on patient's condition' is the definition.
(a patient's doctor might report 'no change')
'absence of coppers?' is the wordplay.
'absence of' becomes 'no'.
'coppers?' becomes 'change' (coppers can mean small change).
'no'+'change'='NO CHANGE'
'in' acts as a link.
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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