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One blocking fake e-mails causes discomfort (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

malaise

'discomfort' is the definition.
(malaise is a kind of discomfort)

'one blocking fake e-mails' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'a'.
'blocking' is an insertion indicator.
'fake' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'e'+'mails'='emails'
'emails' anagrammed gives 'mlaise'.
'a' inserted into 'mlaise' is 'MALAISE'.

'causes' is the link.

(Other definitions for malaise that I've seen before include "Feeling of impending illness" , "Unease; lethargy" , "Feeling of illness or mental uneasiness" , "General feeling of unease or illness" , "Disquiet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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