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Suffering as manifested in Greece (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hellas

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'greece' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'suffering as manifested' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'as' is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'hell' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hellas that I've seen before include "Ancient and modern Greek name for Greece (6)" , "area of the Mediterranean" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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