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He may be ill (4)

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I believe the answer is:

will

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'he' is the definition.
(short for William)

'be ill' is the wordplay.
'be' becomes 'w' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'w'+'ill'='WILL'

'may' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for will that I've seen before include "Last testament" , "mind" , "A traditional question from the floor?" , "Record of final wishes and testament" , "Testament or determination" .)

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