### Clue: Drum one doctor found in short story (6)
### Answer: TIMBAL 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Drum
 [ I(Roman numeral for "one") + MB(abbrev. for "Medicinae Baccalaureus";Bachelor of Medicine, a doctor's degree) ] **contained in**(found in) "tale"(a story) **minus** **its last letter**(short …).
Defn: A kettledrum.