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Bad meal in time causes illness (7)

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I believe the answer is:

ailment

'illness' is the definition.
(an ailment is an illness or health problem)

'bad meal in time' is the wordplay.
'bad' is an anagram indicator.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'meal'+'in'='mealin'
'mealin' with letters rearranged gives 'ailmen'.
'ailmen'+'t'='AILMENT'

'causes' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ailment that I've seen before include "Tummy upset, for instance" , "Complaint, affliction" , "Slight but persistent illness" , "Tim Alen has an odd indisposition." , "I lament (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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