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Work in a maternity ward? (6)

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labour

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'work' is the definition.
(labouring is a kind of working)

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(Other definitions for labour that I've seen before include "Shakespeare: 'Love's ...... Lost'" , "Left - work" , "hands?" , "See 1" , "opposition" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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