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Characterised by pain or suffering (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

torturous

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">characterised by pain or suffering</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for torturous that I've seen before include "Inflicting pain cruelly" , "Characterised by pain or suffering" , "causing much pain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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