Crossword Genius

Complaint of English graduate chasing half-cut Bohemians (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eczema

'complaint' is the definition.
(eczema is a kind of health problem)

'english graduate chasing half-cut bohemians' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'graduate' becomes 'MA' (abbreviation for Master of Arts).
'chasing' says to put letters next to each other (some letters chase after others).
'half cut' means to take half the letters.
'bohemians' becomes 'Czechs' (Bohemia is a region of the Czech Republic).
'czechs' cut in half is 'cze'.
'ma' put after 'cze' is 'czema'.
'e'+'czema'='ECZEMA'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for eczema that I've seen before include "Inflammatory skin disorder" , "Irritating disease of the skin" , "Distressing skin ailment" , "Itchy skin disorder" , "Inflammatory skin condition" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app