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A bit depressed, having inflammation (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

whitlow

'inflammation' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Inflammation of finger ' mean 'whitlow' so perhaps 'inflammation' could also mean 'whitlow')

'a bit depressed' is the wordplay.
'a bit' becomes 'whit'.
'depressed' becomes 'low' ('low' can be a synonym of 'depressed').
'whit'+'low'='WHITLOW'

'having' is the link.

(Other definitions for whitlow that I've seen before include "Small abscess under a nail" , "Inflammation of finger(tip)" , "gathering" , "Painful inflammation beside nail" , "Growth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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