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I have so many, it creates ill-feeling (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

animosity

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'feeling' is the definition.
(animosity is a kind of feeling)

'i have so many it creates' is the wordplay.
'have' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'creates' indicates anagramming the letters.
'i'+'so'+'many'+'it'='isomanyit'
'isomanyit' is an anagram of 'ANIMOSITY'.

'ill' is the link.
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(Other definitions for animosity that I've seen before include "Ill-will" , "Hate" , "Maoist yin generates spirit of hostility" , "Hatred" , "A spirit of hostility, rancour" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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