Like Scrooge giving away pounds and suffering (6)
I believe the answer is:
misery
'suffering' is the definition.
(misery is suffering or torment)
'like scrooge giving away pounds' is the wordplay.
'like scrooge' becomes 'miserly' (Dickens' Ebenezer Scrooge is mean or miserly).
'giving away' suggests deleting specific letters.
'pounds' becomes 'l' (L can represent the monetary pound).
'miserly' with 'l' removed is 'MISERY'.
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for misery that I've seen before include "Distress, wretchedness" , "Wretched unhappiness" , "Party-pooper" , "Mental distress or discomfort" , "Woe, wretchedness" .)