Inflammation of body joints (9)

I believe the answer is:

arthritis

(Other definitions for arthritis that I've seen before include "Inflammatory disease of the joints" , "complaint" , "Inflammation of joints" , "Joint pain" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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