As the flu got a cousin ill (10)
I believe the answer is:
contagious
'as the flu' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'got a cousin ill' is the wordplay.
'ill' is an anagram indicator.
'got'+'a'+'cousin'='gotacousin'
'gotacousin' with letters rearranged gives 'CONTAGIOUS'.
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(Another definition for contagious that I've seen is " Catching".)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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