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Doctor rests ears as they make positive declarations (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

asserters

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'they make positive declarations' is the definition.
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'doctor rests ears' is the wordplay.
'doctor' is an anagram indicator.
'rests'+'ears'='restsears'
'restsears' with letters rearranged gives 'ASSERTERS'.

'as' is the link.

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