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Onset unnoticed in non-specific health problem (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ague

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'health problem' is the definition.
(ague is a kind of health problem)

'onset unnoticed in non-specific' is the wordplay.
'onset' suggests taking the first letters (I've seen 'onset of' mean this).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'non specific' becomes 'age' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
The initial letter of 'unnoticed' is 'u'.
'u' placed into 'age' is 'AGUE'.

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(Other definitions for ague that I've seen before include "Feverish fit" , "Illness with fever and shivering, malaria say" , "Chills and fever" , "attack" , "Fever (archaic)" .)

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