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It's clear a chemist's controlling pain (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

earache

'pain' is the definition.
(earache is a kind of pain)

'it's clear a chemist's controlling' is the wordplay.
'controlling' indicates a hidden word (the solution is controlled or contained).
'EARACHE' is hidden in the letters of 'ts clear a chemists'.

(Other definitions for earache that I've seen before include "listener's discomfort" , "Ace hare (anag.)" , "result of nagging?" , "Lughole pain" , "Incessant complaining" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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