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Blithe Spirit only half reviewed, causing complaint (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

phlebitis

'complaint' is the definition.
(phlebitis is a medical complaint)

'blithe spirit only half reviewed' is the wordplay.
'only half' means to take half the letters.
'reviewed' indicates an anagram (To look at again and re view).
'spirit' halved is 'spi'.
'blithe'+'spi'='blithespi'
'blithespi' is an anagram of 'PHLEBITIS'.

'causing' is the link.

(Another definition for phlebitis that I've seen is " Vein wall inflammation".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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