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Suffering if in need, it's endless (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

indefinite

'endless' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'suffering if in need it's' is the wordplay.
'suffering' indicates an anagram.
'if'+'in'+'need'+'it'='ifinneedit'
'ifinneedit' anagrammed gives 'INDEFINITE'.

(Other definitions for indefinite that I've seen before include "Vague" , "sort of article" , "Not certain" , "Unsettled" , "rough" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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