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Find hole in broken car is caused by disease (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cholera

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'disease' is the definition.
(cholera is a kind of disease)

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(Other definitions for cholera that I've seen before include "Disease contracted from infected water" , "Acute intestinal infection from contaminated water or food" , "bacterial disease" , "serious illness" , "Intestinal infection caused by contaminated water or food" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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