The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

CCCWC March competition voters’ comments
 
Clue no. 18: Doctor taken aback, gripped by fear of Spanish Flu during World War I?

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A clue to PANDEMIC.
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Comments on the clue
1."taken aback" is unhelpful to the surface I think.