Cryptic crossword clue
NHS says a policy interfered with a shrink's work 14

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 14 letter word PSYCHOANALYSIS

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We know that "a shrink's work" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a shrink's work = psychoanalysis.
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What does PSYCHOANALYSIS mean?

PSYCHOANALYSIS noun
  1. A family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes

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