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Copy masochist's distress in mind and body (13)

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I believe the answer is:

psychosomatic

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'mind and body' is the definition.
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'copy masochist's distress' is the wordplay.
'distress' indicates anagramming the letters.
'copy'+'masochist'='copymasochist'
'copymasochist' with letters rearranged gives 'PSYCHOSOMATIC'.

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(Other definitions for psychosomatic that I've seen before include "(Of bodily disorders) associated with the mind" , "Illustrative of 'mind over matter'" , "(Of a physical illness) having a mental basis" , "Showing effect of mind over matter" , "Relating to the interaction of mind and body" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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