A name for bubonic plague (10)

I believe the answer is:

pestilence

(Other definitions for pestilence that I've seen before include "Epidemic disease with a high death rate" , "it's an agent of evil" , "dire horseman?" , "Fatal epidemic disease" , "morally harmful influence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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