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Unusual seaside shingles for instance (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disease

'shingles for instance' is the definition.
(I know that herpes zoster is a type of herpes)

'unusual seaside' is the wordplay.
'unusual' indicates an anagram.
'seaside' with letters rearranged gives 'DISEASE'.

(Other definitions for disease that I've seen before include "Impairment of health" , "scrapie for example" , "Illness, malady" , "blight" , "Contagion" .)

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