Some fear a chest pain (7)

I believe the answer is:

earache

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

'some fear a chest' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates a hidden word (some of the parts of the word are used).
'EARACHE' is hidden within 'fear a chest'.

(Other definitions for earache that I've seen before include "Lughole pain" , "Pain for listener" , "Ace hare (anag.)" , "Pain in the hearing organ" , "a problem for some listeners" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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