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It infected some of the people with fever (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plague

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This clue could be a double definition.

'it infected some of the people' is the first definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'fever' is the second definition.
(I have seen 'Contagious fever ' mean 'plague' so perhaps 'fever' could also mean 'plague')

'with' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for plague that I've seen before include "Contagious fever" , "Pester with deadly disease" , "Large-scale illness" , "Deadly epidemic" , "Contagious disease that spreads rapidly and kills many" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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