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Certainly may be evidenced in wrecked retina - this? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eyestrain

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'certainly may be evidenced in wrecked retina this?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'in wrecked retina this?' is the wordplay.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'wrecked' indicates an anagram.
'this?' becomes 'yes' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'retina' anagrammed gives 'etrain'.
'etrain' enclosing 'yes' is 'EYESTRAIN'.

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(Other definitions for eyestrain that I've seen before include "You're looking too hard for this" , "Vision problem" , "Optical irritation or tiredness" , "Tension on the visual organ" , "A serenity leading to ocular stress" .)

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