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What divers get if they come up too fast (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bends

(Other definitions for bends that I've seen before include "Buckles" , "Diver's affliction" , "Painful divers' condition" , "Decompression sickness" , "Road curves" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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