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Single-minded obsession of woman nursing Arab (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

monomania

'single-minded obsession' is the definition.

'woman nursing arab' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'mona' (**).
'nursing' is an insertion indicator.
'arab' becomes 'omani' (Omani is an example).
'mona' placed around 'omani' is 'MONOMANIA'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for monomania that I've seen before include "obsessive single-mindedness" , "Single-minded passion" , "Unhealthy preoccupation with one thing" , "Obsession with one thing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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