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Miss a burst boil because of a squint (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strabismus

'a squint' is the definition.
(I know that squint can be written as strabismus)

'miss a burst boil' is the wordplay.
'boil' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'boiled' mean this (letters cooked or boiled into a new form)).
'miss'+'a'+'burst'='missaburst'
'missaburst' is an anagram of 'STRABISMUS'.

'because of' is the link.

(Other definitions for strabismus that I've seen before include "complaint" , "Squint condition; Doctor of Utrecht (Beachcomber)" .)

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