Plague persistently (5)

I believe the answer is:

beset

(Other definitions for beset that I've seen before include "Assail - surround" , "Attacked from all sides" , "Press" , "Hemmed in, afflicted with" , "Surround and harass" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal and the Universal.

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