The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word IMPATIENT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result IMPATIENT
- Anxious, I'm one receiving medical care
- Brat, tiny creature seizing man’s neckwear, wanting instant attention?
- I’m customer for a doctor that is restless
- Snappy declaration by doctor's client?
- Intimate shot features political leader becoming restless
- Irritated, Mudd is over case
- Fretful introduction by Irishman perhaps, one on hospital department
- Keen to get on up the motorway to invalid
- Restless, as one waiting for doctor might describe himself
- Writer’s clear about one that’s dying
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The straight part
We know that "Keen to get on" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case keen to get on = impatient.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does IMPATIENT mean?
IMPATIENT adjective- Restless and intolerant of delays.
- Anxious and eager, especially to begin something.
- Not to be borne; unendurable.
- Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience.