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Symptom of nasty eye condition (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stye

'symptom' is the definition.
(stye is a kind of symptom)

'of nasty eye condition' is the wordplay.
'of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'STYE' is hidden within 'nasty eye condition'.

(Other definitions for stye that I've seen before include "Ocular inflammation" , "Eyelid infection" , "pain for the observer" , "Inflammation around the eye" , "Eyelid affliction" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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