What does the cryptic crossword clue "Calamitous experience carrying disease endlessly spread (9)" mean?

The definition is "spread". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). MALAD (synonym="MALAD") in MARE (synonym="calamitous experience") = MARMALADE; definition: "spread" The answer is MARMALADE.

Calamitous experience carrying disease endlessly spread (9)

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