Match Essen dad? He suffered giddy feeling! (15)

I believe the answer is:

lightheadedness

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'giddy feeling' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both states of affairs as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'match essen dad? he suffered' is the wordplay.
'match' becomes 'light' (I've seen this in other clues).
'suffered' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'suffering' mean this).
'essen'+'dad'+'he'='essendadhe'
'essendadhe' with letters rearranged gives 'headedness'.
'light'+'headedness'='LIGHTHEADEDNESS'

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

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