Awful pain sir? Take this (7)
I believe the answer is:
aspirin
'awful pain sir? take this' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer. I also know that 'pain' relates to this answer.
'awful pain sir?' is the wordplay.
'awful' is an anagram indicator.
'pain'+'sir'='painsir'
'painsir' is an anagram of 'ASPIRIN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aspirin that I've seen before include "Anodyne" , "Pain-relieving tablet" , "Pain-relieving drug made in Paris" , "Pain-relief drug" , "Analgesic over in Paris" .)