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Small yet troublesome inflammation (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stye

'inflammation' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'small yet troublesome' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'troublesome' indicates an anagram.
'yet' anagrammed gives 'tye'.
's'+'tye'='STYE'

(Other definitions for stye that I've seen before include "Eye problem" , "Animal pen" , "Observer's problem" , "producing eyesore" , "irritation to the viewer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.
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