Shark malaria affecting 3 in America (6,6)

I believe the answer is:

kamala harris

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'3 in america' is the definition.
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'shark malaria affecting' is the wordplay.
'affecting' indicates anagramming the letters.
'shark'+'malaria'='sharkmalaria'
'sharkmalaria' is an anagram of 'KAMALA HARRIS'.

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