Crossword Genius

Address Poles about more suffering (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sermon

'address' is the definition.
(sermon is a kind of address)

'poles about more suffering' is the wordplay.
'poles' becomes 'sn' (North and South poles).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'suffering' indicates an anagram.
'more' anagrammed gives 'ermo'.
'sn' placed around 'ermo' is 'SERMON'.

(Other definitions for sermon that I've seen before include "Homily" , "Moralising oration" , "Preachment" , "Religious exhortation" , "Church address" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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