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Placed in centre pile: 'Psycho­logical Recurring Attacks' (8)

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I believe the answer is:

epilepsy

'recurring attacks' is the definition.
(condition causing recurring fits)

'placed in centre pile psychological' is the wordplay.
'placed in' indicates a hidden word.
'EPILEPSY' is hidden in the letters of 'centre pile psychological'.

(Other definitions for epilepsy that I've seen before include "Nervous disorder causing fits or convulsions" , "Nervous disorder causing fits, as to Julius Caesar" , "complaint" , "Neurological disorder" , "Disorder marked by convulsions" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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