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Uneasiness of those from Penang, might one say? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

malaise

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'uneasiness' is the definition.
(I know that uneasiness can be written as malaise)

'those from penang might one say?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'one' could be 'i' (Roman numeral) and 'i' is found within the answer.
'say?' could be 'as' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'as' is found in the leftover letters.
The remaining letters 'male' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for malaise that I've seen before include "sickness" , "Out-of-sorts feeling" , "Uneasy feeling" , "Feeling of illness or mental uneasiness" , "General feeling of discomfort" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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