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Headache for Frenchman travelling Nigeria (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

migraine

'headache' is the definition.
(migraine is a kind of headache)

'frenchman travelling nigeria' is the wordplay.
'frenchman' becomes 'm' (abbreviation for Monsieur - like 'Mr').
'travelling' indicates anagramming the letters.
'nigeria' with letters rearranged gives 'igraine'.
'm'+'igraine'='MIGRAINE'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for migraine that I've seen before include "terrible pain" , "A really bad headache" , "may give one a sort of headache" , "Intense headache" , "Recurrent throbbing headache" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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