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Where nurse may be heading is unfortunate (8)

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untoward

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(Other definitions for untoward that I've seen before include "Adverse - inconvenient" , "Unexpected, inappropriate" , "Improper" , "Unlucky" , "Adverse - out of the ordinary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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