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Disease might massage Ms Fitzgerald (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rubella

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

'massage ms fitzgerald' is the wordplay.
'massage' becomes 'rub' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ms fitzgerald' becomes 'ella' (I've seen this before).
'rub'+'ella'='RUBELLA'

'might' is the link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for rubella that I've seen before include "contagious disease" , "German measles" , "complaint" , "infection" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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