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Rub painfully (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chafe

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">rub painfully</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for chafe that I've seen before include "Fume" , "Rub annoyingly" , "are galling" , "Rub abrasively" , "Fret" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, The Guardian, the Penny Press and The Times.
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