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A tourist on vacation suffered with a partner (8)

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I believe the answer is:

attached

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'a tourist on vacation suffered with a partner' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'a tourist on vacation suffered with a' is the wordplay.
'on vacation' suggests removing the centre.
'suffered' becomes 'ached' ('ache' can be a synonym of 'suffer').
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'tourist' with its centre taken out is 'tt'.
'tt'+'ached'='ttached'
'ttached' put after 'a' is 'ATTACHED'.

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(Other definitions for attached that I've seen before include "Stuck" , "Appended or added to" , "Affixed" , "Connected, associated" , "Joined, connected" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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