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Regularly tenses head after doctor put a bandage on (7)

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I believe the answer is:

dressed

'put a bandage on' is the definition.

'regularly tenses head after doctor' is the wordplay.
'regularly' indicates alternate letters (regularly take one letter, leave next etc.).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'doctor' becomes 'dr' ('Dr' can be a synonym of 'doctor').
'tenses'+'head'='tenseshead'
The alternating letters of 'tenseshead' are 'essed'.
'essed' after 'dr' is 'DRESSED'.

(Other definitions for dressed that I've seen before include "Trimmed" , "Like crab served up" , "Attired" , "Wearing clothes" , "Put on clothes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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