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University trained nurse lacking confidence (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unsure

'lacking confidence' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'university trained nurse' is the wordplay.
'university' becomes 'u'.
'trained' is an anagram indicator (to train can mean to grow something into a shape).
'nurse' anagrammed gives 'nsure'.
'u'+'nsure'='UNSURE'

(Other definitions for unsure that I've seen before include "regarded as somewhat precarious" , "Not certain or confident" , "Diffident, uncertain" , "Not certain, dubious" , "Not certain, undecided" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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