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Looking unwell, wanting disease got rid of (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flushed

'looking unwell' is the definition.

'wanting disease got rid of' is the wordplay.
'wanting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'disease' becomes 'flu' (flu is a kind of disease).
'got rid of' becomes 'shed'.
'flu' next to 'shed' is 'FLUSHED'.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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