Spotted condition of salesmen almost tipsy (7)
I believe the answer is:
measles
'spotted condition' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both states of affairs as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'salesmen almost tipsy' is the wordplay.
'almost' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'tipsy' is an anagram indicator.
'salesmen' with its last letter taken off is 'salesme'.
'salesme' with letters rearranged gives 'MEASLES'.
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for measles that I've seen before include "Children's viral disease" , "Disease where spots may be seen" , "Childhood viral disease" , "Rubeola" , "Infection marked by red spots" .)