Painful choice of directions? (4)

I believe the answer is:

sore

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'painful' is the definition.
(I know that painful can be written as sore)

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

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(Other definitions for sore that I've seen before include "Boil" , "Raw or annoyed" , "Painful, aching; urgent" , "buck" , "Irritated or painful" .)

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