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Meet the requirements of doctor first, say, right away (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

satisfy

'meet the requirements of' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'doctor first say right away' is the wordplay.
'doctor' indicates anagramming the letters.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'away' suggests deleting specific letters.
'first'+'say'='firstsay'
'firstsay' with 'r' taken out is 'fistsay'.
'fistsay' is an anagram of 'SATISFY'.

(Other definitions for satisfy that I've seen before include "Be good enough for" , "Meet; please" , "Comply with (condition)" , "Fulfill requirements" , "Meet a want or need" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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