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After the end of Zumba, I ran and was sick (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ailed

'was sick' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'after the end of zumba i ran' is the wordplay.
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'the end of' suggests the final letters.
'ran' becomes 'led' ('lead' can be a synonym of 'run').
The final letter of 'zumba' is 'a'.
'a' put next to 'i' is 'ai'.
'ai'+'led'='AILED'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for ailed that I've seen before include "Troubled" , "Became sick" , "was on the blink?" , "Didn't feel well" , "Was ill" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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