The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RHINITIS
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More clues leading to the result RHINITIS
- Mounted demo one hour shortened as a result of cold?
- Nasal problem: factor in blood disorder is in it
- Having scratched bottom, chance to embrace scent around rear of khazi, causing inflammation of nose
- Cut flower — it is producing allergic reaction maybe
- Fool interrupts Irish composition, which results in inflammation
- Something flowing endlessly — it is a nasal problem
- Streaming passages perhaps where Irish tin is mined
- Hay fever sent back model in one hour
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The straight part
We know that "allergic reaction maybe" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case allergic reaction maybe = rhinitis.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RHINITIS mean?
RHINITIS noun- Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose.