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Bait Edison prepared with proteins to counter diseases (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

antibodies

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'proteins to counter diseases' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'bait edison prepared' is the wordplay.
'prepared' indicates anagramming the letters.
'bait'+'edison'='baitedison'
'baitedison' is an anagram of 'ANTIBODIES'.

'with' is the link.

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(Another definition for antibodies that I've seen is " they're supposed to eradicate disease".)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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