A place a stud might go around, getting disease (5)

I believe the answer is:

ebola

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'disease' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Deadly disease ' mean 'ebola' so perhaps 'disease' could also mean 'ebola')

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(Other definitions for ebola that I've seen before include "Congolese river - serious virus disease" , "Source of virus" , "Deadly disease" , "Infectious fever" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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