Surgeon's desire (4)
I believe the answer is:
urge
'desire' is the definition.
(I know that urge is a type of desire)
'surgeon's' is the wordplay.
'URGE' is hidden within the letters.
But, I am unsure how the hidden word is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for urge that I've seen before include "Encourage, press" , "Yen" , "Itch" , "Encourage to proceed, drive onwards" , "Strongly encourage" .)