Soft cheese mix shown twice the disease (4-4)

I believe the answer is:

beri-beri

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

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Another definition for beri-beri that I've seen is " tropical disease".)

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

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