Crossword Genius

Hospital report: Missile not yet removed (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bulletin

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'hospital report' is the definition.
'bulletin' can be an answer for 'report' (bulletin is a kind of report). I'm not certain of the 'hospital' bit.

'missile not yet removed' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'missile' could be 'bullet' (bullet is a kind of missile) and 'bullet' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'in' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for bulletin that I've seen before include "Blunt lie in offical news statement" , "Short official statement of news" , "Blue lint (anag.)" , "Official news item" , "Official statement for publication" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.