Caught with throbbing pain inside but with prestige (6)
I believe the answer is:
cachet
'prestige' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'caught with throbbing pain' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'ct'.
'with' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'throbbing pain' becomes 'ache' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ct' placed around 'ache' is 'CACHET'.
'inside but with' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cachet that I've seen before include "Official seal - prestige" , "Official seal on document" , "(Mark of) distinction" , "Feature or quality conferring prestige" , "Prestige - seal of approval" .)