Cryptic crossword clue
Illness of US soldier having to sit out under gate in Ypres 10

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word MENINGITIS

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What does MENINGITIS mean?

MENINGITIS noun
  1. Inflammation of the meninges, characterized by headache, neck stiffness and photophobia and also fever, chills, vomiting and myalgia.

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