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Sickens Australia shortly within tidy compass points (9)

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I believe the answer is:

nauseates

'sickens' is the definition.
(I know this)

'australia shortly within tidy compass points' is the wordplay.
'australia shortly' becomes 'Aus' (abbreviation; 'shortly' indicates a short form).
'within' indicates putting letters inside.
'tidy' becomes 'neat' (similar in meaning).
'compass points' becomes 'Es' (E is an example).
'aus' inserted into 'neat' is 'nauseat'.
'nauseat'+'es'='NAUSEATES'

(Another definition for nauseates that I've seen is " disgust".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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