Harmful reaction to an infection (6)

I believe the answer is:

sepsis

(Other definitions for sepsis that I've seen before include "corruption" , "Blood poisoning" , "Presence of harmful bacteria (in a wound)" , "rotting" , "Putrefaction in tissue" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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