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An ocular inflammation (6)

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I believe the answer is:

iritis

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This might be a double definition.

'an ocular' is the first definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'inflammation' is the second definition.
(I know that iritis is a type of inflammation)

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(Other definitions for iritis that I've seen before include "Eye inflammation" , "Complaint viewer has" , "complaint of the eye" , "viewer's complaint" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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