Eye ailment (4)

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stye

'eye ailment' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for stye that I've seen before include "Inflamed swelling on the edge of an eyelid" , "Observer's problem" , "Red eye" , "Infection on the edge of the eye" , "Seeing problem" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the Universal and the LA Times.

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