The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word UROLOGIST
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More clues leading to the result UROLOGIST
- Medical woman having glorious time when drunk
- Expert on plumbing and renovation of igloos is in terrible rut
- Nervous consultant leaves Tyneside for a job in the private sector
- Girls too drunk to follow university specialist
- Doctor’s glorious, operating on ureters essentiallyd
- Mad men leave confused numerologist for a doctor, perhaps
- Treated our people here, it's difficult to get a specialist
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The straight part
We know that "a job in the private sector" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a job in the private sector = urologist.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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What does UROLOGIST mean?
UROLOGIST noun- A doctor of urology.