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Hypersensitivity means everything turned grey (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

allergy

'hypersensitivity' is the definition.
(allergy is a kind of hypersensitivity)

'everything turned grey' is the wordplay.
'everything' becomes 'all' (all things).
'turned' indicates anagramming the letters.
'grey' is an anagram of 'ergy'.
'all'+'ergy'='ALLERGY'

'means' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for allergy that I've seen before include "Cause of ill-feeling" , "Susceptibility" , "Hypersensitive reaction of the body to a foreign substance" , "Pathological aversion" , "unhealthy reaction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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