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A group of investigators round little girl -- medical problem (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acidosis

'medical problem' is the definition.

'a group of investigators round little girl' is the wordplay.
'group of investigators' becomes 'cid' (Criminal Investigation Department).
'round' becomes 'o' (round can mean a round object).
'little girl' becomes 'sis' (I've seen this in other clues).
'a'+'cid'+'o'+'sis'='ACIDOSIS'

(Other definitions for acidosis that I've seen before include "A disco is (anag) - an imbalance in the blood" , "Blood disorder involving low pH" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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