The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 plus 6 letter word BEDSIDE MANNER
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More clues leading to the result BEDSIDE MANNER
- Sympathetic attitude that could be found in men's bar indeed
- Doctor’s approach, reminded beans are cooked
- County made merry in private doctor’s style
- Doctor’s patient demeanour?
- Sympathetic behaviour principally seen in bearded men, curiously
- A doctor’s patient approach
- The way to help someone who needs to be patient?
- Base team near big house, reportedly — it’s needed by medics
- Doctor remedies bad case of nauseation showing this?
- Doctor’s attitude is excellent, tackling sad demise with bit of delicacy
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The straight part
We know that "Doctor needs “med” brain for this!" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case doctor needs “med” brain for this! = bedside manner.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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