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Condition of one wearing new summer hat? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rheumatism

'condition' is the definition.
(medical condition)

'one wearing new summer hat?' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (roman numeral).
'wearing' indicates putting letters inside.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'summer'+'hat'='summerhat'
'summerhat' anagrammed gives 'rheumatsm'.
'i' inserted within 'rheumatsm' is 'RHEUMATISM'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for rheumatism that I've seen before include "ailment" , "Joint affliction" , "Inflammation of the joints" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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