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Disturbing Calif if not in misery (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

affliction

'misery' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'disturbing calif if not' is the wordplay.
'disturbing' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'calif'+'if'+'not'='calififnot'
'calififnot' anagrammed gives 'AFFLICTION'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for affliction that I've seen before include "cause of severe distress" , "Cause of pain or harm" .)

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