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Military officer in charge has stomach upset (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

colic

'stomach upset' is the definition.

'military officer in charge' is the wordplay.
'military officer' becomes 'col' (colonel**).
'in charge' becomes 'ic'.
'col'+'ic'='COLIC'

'has' is the link.

(Other definitions for colic that I've seen before include "Severe stomach pain" , "Intestinal infection" , "Abdominal pain, especially in infants" , "Abdominal pain from wind or obstruction" , "Gastric pain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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