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Where one sees patient official can tidy up (10,4)

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I believe the answer is:

consulting room

'where one sees patient' is the definition.
(where a doctor might see a patient)

'official can tidy up' is the wordplay.
'official' becomes 'consul' (consul is a kind of official).
'can' becomes 'tin' (both are metal containers).
'tidy up' becomes 'groom' (groom can mean to tidy up or clean).
'consul'+'tin'+'groom'='CONSULTING ROOM'

(Other definitions for consulting room that I've seen before include "GP's place of work" , "Doctor's office" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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