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Baguette ingredient caused fever (4)

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I believe the answer is:

ague

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'fever' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'baguette ingredient caused' is the wordplay.
'AGUE' is hidden within the letters.
But, I'm uncertain how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for ague that I've seen before include "Illness with fever and shivering, malaria say" , "nasty illness?" , "Sweating, shivering, fit (once)" , "Sickness" , "Malarial fever or fit of shivering" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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