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Good surgeon with time for disguise becomes hard to find (4,2,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

goes to ground

'becomes hard to find' is the definition.
(to go to ground is to hide)

'good surgeon with time for disguise' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'for disguise' indicates anagramming the letters.
'good'+'surgeon'+'t'='goodsurgeont'
'goodsurgeont' is an anagram of 'GOES TO GROUND'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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