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Dig in remains of fruit said to bring disease (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beriberi

'disease' is the definition.
(beriberi is a kind of disease)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for beriberi that I've seen before include "Asian disease caused by a dietary deficiency" , "Tropical vitamin deficiency disease" , "Lack-of-vitamin-B disease" , "Disease (lack of vit. B1)" , "Tropical disease caused by lack of vitamin B1" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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