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Sickness cured when the patient is put in a cast (5,5)

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I believe the answer is:

stage fever

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'sickness cured' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'when the patient is put in a cast' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'when' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is located in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is located in the answer.
'a' is within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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