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Coward's work that may make your eyes water (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hay fever

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'coward's work that may make your eyes water' is the definition.
'hay fever' can be an answer for 'coward's' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the remainder of the definition.

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(Other definitions for hay fever that I've seen before include "Allergy - Noel Coward comedy" , "Irritation caused by pollen" , "Coward's" , "It results from an allergic reaction to pollen" , "Allergy with asthmatic symptoms caused by pollen or dust" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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