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Quartermaster

Tyler Hinman

Solving the four diagramless crosswords yields four not-quite-square grids, which fit together in a jigsaw-like fashion. Putting the pieces together gives:

grid

The center row and column read THREELETTE_WORDFORTHE/LOCATIONFO_DNATESTING. Filling in the center letter (R) and spacing it properly gives THREE-LETTER WORD FOR THE LOCATION FOR DNA TESTING, which rather verbosely clues the short answer, LAB.