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Did Harry start to die following epidemic? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plagued

'did harry' is the definition.
('plague' can be a synonym of 'harry')

'start to die following epidemic?' is the wordplay.
'start to' suggests taking the first letters.
'following' says to put letters next to each other.
'epidemic?' becomes 'plague' (I've seen this before).
The initial letter of 'die' is 'd'.
'd' put after 'plague' is 'PLAGUED'.

(Another definition for plagued that I've seen is " Tormented".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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