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Move strongly ahead, maybe in the theatre (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

surgeon

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'maybe in the theatre' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'move strongly ahead' is the wordplay.
'move strongly' becomes 'surge' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ahead' becomes 'on' (synonyms).
'surge'+'on'='SURGEON'

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(Other definitions for surgeon that I've seen before include "Performer of operations" , "Medical man" , "Ship's doctor" , "Doctor with a scalpel" , "One operating in theatre" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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