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Throat condition (5)

Ross

I think it could be either:

croup

strep

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">throat condition</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(throat inflammation affecting children)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for croup that I've seen before include "Children's disease causing difficulty in breathing" , "Throat infection; horse's hindquarters" , "Complaint of small children" , "Throat condition with a hacking cough" , "Hard cough and difficult breathing in children" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times, the Evening Standard, The Washington Post, the L.A. Times Daily and the Canadiana.
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