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X-ray user gets medium record first (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

radiologist

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'x-ray user' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'medium record first' is the wordplay.
'medium' becomes 'radio' (I've seen this in another clue).
'record' becomes 'log' (logging is a kind of recording).
'first' becomes 'ist' (ist resembles rst).
'radio'+'log'+'ist'='RADIOLOGIST'

'gets' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for radiologist that I've seen before include "X-ray practitioner" , "One working with X-rays" , "X-ray expert" , "Specialist in the use of X-rays" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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