Respiratory problem and so forth playing with slight wind (5,2,6)
I believe the answer is:
short of breath
'respiratory problem' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'so forth playing with slight wind' is the wordplay.
'playing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'slight wind' becomes 'breath' (breath is a kind of wind. I am not sure about the 'slight' bit.).
'so'+'forth'='soforth'
'soforth' is an anagram of 'shortof'.
'shortof'+'breath'='SHORT OF BREATH'
'and' acts as a link.
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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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