Increasingly bad-tempered doctor swallowing drink that is initially relaxing (8)

Q: What does the cryptic crossword clue "Increasingly bad-tempered doctor swallowing drink that is initially relaxing (8)" mean?

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Times Cryptic #29156 | 14 Across | 2025-02-18

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GP (doctor – General Practitioner) containing [swallowing] RUM, then IE (that is), R{elaxing} [initially]

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