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Forces doctor to struggle to get the picture (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

movie

'the picture' is the definition.
('movie' can be a synonym of 'picture')

'forces doctor to struggle' is the wordplay.
'forces doctor' becomes 'mo' (medical officer in armed forces).
'to struggle' becomes 'vie' (I've seen this before).
'mo'+'vie'='MOVIE'

'to get' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for movie that I've seen before include "Flick" , "Cinema production" , "Cinema film (mainly US)" , "provide entertainment" , "one screened" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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