Hostility from Shakespeare afflicted? (3-4)
I believe the answer is:
ill-will
'hostility' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'shakespeare afflicted?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'shakespeare' could be 'will' (William Shakespeare) and 'will' is present in the answer.
'afflicted?' could be 'ill' (similar in meaning) and 'ill' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'from' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ill-will that I've seen before include "Hostility" , "Enmity" .)