Inflammation on the eye (4)

I believe the answer is:

stye

(Other definitions for stye that I've seen before include "Tamworth residence" , "Eyelid problem" , "swelling by organ" , "Animal pen" , "Red eye" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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