The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ONWARDS
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More clues leading to the result ONWARDS
- Where nurses work so as to make progress
- Forth — a river surrounded by rolling downs?
- Where nurses go in direction of front
- Sailor looking fatigued aboard, running back and forth
- Ahead in county division after playing side at the top
- Let’s continue now round the bend to peninsula in Northern Ireland
- Where you might see nurses getting ahead
- … where sisters are found ahead
- Ahead is where patients are treated
- Where sisters are advancing
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The straight part
We know that "Where you might see nurses/getting ahead" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case where you might see nurses/getting ahead = onwards.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 ONWARDS mean?
ONWARDS verb- To keep going; to progress or persevere.
- Onward