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Harsh painful cough (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

croup

(Other definitions for croup that I've seen before include "Children's disease with hard cough and wheezing" , "Disease of the young with fever and breathing difficulty" , "Rump of a horse" , "Children's ailment with hard cough and difficulty in breathing" , "Illness" .)

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