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Her gout may be more difficult to deal with (7)

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I believe the answer is:

tougher

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'more difficult to deal with' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'her gout may be' is the wordplay.
'may be' indicates an anagram.
'her'+'gout'='hergout'
'hergout' with letters rearranged gives 'TOUGHER'.

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(Other definitions for tougher that I've seen before include "Less tender" , "Stronger" , "More tenacious" .)

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