Spooner's cut was painful, self-inflicted discomfort (4-5)
I believe the answer is:
hair-shirt
'spooner's' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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