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Disease chirpy insects avoided initially (7)

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rickets

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'disease' is the definition.
(rickets is a kind of health problem)

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(Other definitions for rickets that I've seen before include "Children's disease" , "Childhood disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin D" , "Bone-distorting disease" , "Bone disease, caused by vitamin D deficiency" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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