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Inflammatory condition to pen in speech (4)

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stye

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'inflammatory condition' is the definition.
'stye' can be an answer for 'condition' (stye is a kind of condition). I'm not certain of the 'inflammatory' bit.

'pen in speech' is the wordplay.
'pen' becomes 'sty' (both can mean an animal enclosure).
'in speech' shows a homophone (sound like).
'sty' sounds like 'STYE'.

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for stye that I've seen before include "pain for the observer" , "Inflamed swelling on the edge of an eyelid" , "Ocular affliction" , "Ocular inflammation" , "producing eyesore" .)

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