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I'd sneezed — it's bad — could antihistamines make one this? (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

desensitized

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'antihistamines make one this?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun but the answer is not.

'i'd sneezed it's bad' is the wordplay.
'bad' indicates an anagram.
'id'+'sneezed'+'its'='idsneezedits'
'idsneezedits' is an anagram of 'DESENSITIZED'.

'could' acts as a link.

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