Illness may be (anag) — a means of mass production (8,4)

I believe the answer is:

assembly line

(Other definitions for assembly line that I've seen before include "Factory fabrication process" , "Sequence of operations in factory" , "Mechanical system for mass production" , "Eg, car plant set-up" , "Factory installation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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