Sicknesses cut by 50% after doctor's shifts? (7)
I believe the answer is:
dresses
'shifts?' is the definition.
(shift is a kind of dress)
'sicknesses cut by 50% after doctor's' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'doctor' could be 'dr' (abbreviation) and 'dr' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'esses' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for dresses that I've seen before include "Decorates" , "Frocks" , "falls into line" , "Costumes" , "Puts clothes on" .)