The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word COMPOUNDER
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The straight part
We know that "found in clinics of doctors of yore" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case found in clinics of doctors of yore = compounder.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does COMPOUNDER mean?
COMPOUNDER noun- A person who compounds (mixes ingredients, and tests the result)
- One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of agreement, or to accomplish ends by compromises.
- One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime.
- One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the degree he is to take.
- A Jacobite who favoured the restoration of James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of guarantees for the security of the civil and ecclesiastical constitution of the realm.