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(Other definitions for plague that I've seen before include "Deadly epidemic" , "Large-scale illness" , "Pester with deadly disease" , "Widespread, contagious and destructive disease" , "Swarm of insects" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Wall Street Journal, the Penny Press and The New York Times.
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