On the contrary, Hindi vocabulary includes nickname for disease (5)
I believe the answer is:
covid
'nickname for disease' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.
'on the contrary hindi vocabulary includes' is the wordplay.
'on the contrary' is a reversal indicator (letters in the opposite or contrary direction).
'includes' indicates a hidden word.
'divoc' can be found hidden inside 'hindi vocabulary'.
'divoc' back-to-front is 'COVID'.
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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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