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Go from bad to worse? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

relapse

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'worse?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

'go from bad' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'go' could be 'elapse' (I've seen this before) and 'elapse' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'r' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for relapse that I've seen before include "unfortunate medical state" , "Fall back into former condition, being pleaser" , "Return to sickness" , "Get into bad habits again" , "New downturn in health" .)

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