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Of a female, in a terrible condition (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hernia

'condition' is the definition.
(hernia is a kind of condition)

'of a female in a terrible' is the wordplay.
'of a female' becomes 'her' (I've seen this before).
'terrible' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'a'='ina'
'ina' is an anagram of 'nia'.
'her'+'nia'='HERNIA'

(Other definitions for hernia that I've seen before include "Protruding rupture" , "Protrusion of organ through wall of abdomen, a rupture" , "Protrusion of organ throung abdinen, rupture" , "Rupture in muscle tissue through which a structure protrudes" , "A rupture within the body" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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