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What a conscientious nurse makes on reaching hospital? Easy (15)

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I believe the answer is:

straightforward

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

'what a conscientious nurse makes on' is the wordplay.
'what a conscientious nurse makes' becomes 'straight' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'on' becomes 'forward' (I've seen this in other clues).
'straight'+'forward'='STRAIGHTFORWARD'

'reaching hospital?' is the link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for straightforward that I've seen before include "That's simple" , "Easy to understand" , "Honest, open" , "Clear" , "Uncomplicated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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