Recurrence of an illness (7)

I believe the answer is:

relapse

(Other definitions for relapse that I've seen before include "Fall back into former condition, being pleaser" , "Fall back into old ways" , "Get worse again" , "Slip back to former state" , "Degenerate like pleaser" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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