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A doctor got up for this chap (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ambrose

'this chap' is the definition.

'a doctor got up' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'MB' (Bachelor of Medicine, Medicinae Baccalaureus).
'got up' becomes 'rose' (past tense of 'raise').
'a'+'mb'+'rose'='AMBROSE'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ambrose that I've seen before include "Curtly perhaps" , "name" , "Early saint; - Bierce, author" , "Bishop-saint" , "saint, maybe" .)

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