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One isn't poorly -- it's stress (7)

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I believe the answer is:

tension

'stress' is the definition.
('tension' can be a synonym of 'stress')

'one isn't poorly' is the wordplay.
'poorly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'one'+'isnt'='oneisnt'
'oneisnt' anagrammed gives 'TENSION'.

'it's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tension that I've seen before include "anxious state" , "One isn't (anag.)" , "Mental or emotional strain" , "Conflict" , "The effect of force exerted in or on something" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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