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Inflammation from chin to ribs? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bronchitis

'inflammation' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'from chin to ribs' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates an anagram (from the letters).
'chin'+'to'+'ribs'='chintoribs'
'chintoribs' anagrammed gives 'BRONCHITIS'.

(Other definitions for bronchitis that I've seen before include "Result of infection in respiratory tract" , "Respiratory disorder" , "Chest illness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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