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Everyone with cries of pain at last confesses (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

allows

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'last confesses' is the definition.
'allows' can be an answer for 'confesses' ('allow' can be a synonym of 'confess'). I'm not certain of the 'last' bit.

'everyone with cries of pain' is the wordplay.
'everyone' becomes 'all' (all people).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'cries of pain' becomes 'ows' (I've seen this in another clue).
'all'+'ows'='ALLOWS'

'at' is the link.

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(Other definitions for allows that I've seen before include "Permits, lets" , "Tolerates" , "Permits or agrees" , "Permits to do something" , "Gives permission" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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