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Eradicated disease, also called variola (8)

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I believe the answer is:

smallpox

(Other definitions for smallpox that I've seen before include "Highly contagious viral disease with fever and skin pustules that leave permanent scars" , "Acute viral disease, technical name variola" , "Viral disease, now almost eradicated by vaccination" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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