Crossword Genius

Eat nuts struggling, suffering from this? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tetanus

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'suffering from this?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'eat nuts struggling' is the wordplay.
'struggling' indicates an anagram (the letters struggle or wriggle into a new form).
'eat'+'nuts'='eatnuts'
'eatnuts' anagrammed gives 'TETANUS'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for tetanus that I've seen before include "Disease known as lockjaw from rabid dog bite" , "Bacterial disease" , "health problem" , "Disease causing muscular spasms" , "Infection of the central nervous system" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app