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Microbe spread a nameless disease (6,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

german measles

'disease' is the definition.
(German measles is an example)

'microbe spread a nameless' is the wordplay.
'microbe' becomes 'germ' ('germ' can be a synonym of 'microbe').
'spread' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'nameless'='anameless'
'anameless' with letters rearranged gives 'anmeasles'.
'germ'+'anmeasles'='GERMAN MEASLES'

(Other definitions for german measles that I've seen before include "complaint" , "Rubella" , "viral illness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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