The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 3 plus 3 letter word ON THE JOB
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More clues leading to the result ON THE JOB
- Busy hospital in Eton cured one patient
- Busy hospital in Eton treated one patient
- John to be working thus?
- Working only briefly, the Jones boy getting confused
- Busy doctor not male, with one patient?
- A certain book keeps half of them busy
- Doctor not male — one patient at it
- John to be trained at work
- Working at article with patient one described in book
- No going back with article by patient man at work
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The straight part
We know that "Working" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case working = on the job.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 ON THE JOB mean?
ON THE JOB adjective- (of training) obtained whilst working