Crossword Genius

Dissatisfaction seen in Nubia at regular intervals (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ennui

'dissatisfaction' is the definition.
(ennui is a kind of dissatisfaction)

'seen in nubia at regular intervals' is the wordplay.
'at regular intervals' means one should take alternating letters.
'seen'+'in'+'nubia'='seeninnubia'
The alternate letters of 'seeninnubia' are 'ENNUI'.

(Other definitions for ennui that I've seen before include "Boredom, dullness" , "World-weariness" , "Boredom, tedium" , "Lower interest rate" , "Weary feeling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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