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Rugby Union girl gets German measles (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rubella

'german measles' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'rugby union girl' is the wordplay.
'rugby union' becomes 'RU' (abbreviation).
'girl' becomes 'bella' ().
'ru'+'bella'='RUBELLA'

'gets' is the link.

(Other definitions for rubella that I've seen before include "infection" , "German measles" , "complaint" , "contagious disease" .)

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