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Assemble for review, dropping book with which one’s spotted (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

measles

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'book with which one's spotted' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

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(Other definitions for measles that I've seen before include "Morbilli is technical term for this illness" , "I appear as 8 [RASH]" , "Children's disease with red spots" , "Rash-causing disease" , "Rubeola" .)

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