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Malaise results in enmity (3,7)

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I believe the answer is:

ill feeling

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'malaise' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'results in enmity' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'in' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for ill feeling that I've seen before include "Sickly sensation" , "bad blood" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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