Ale curing outbreak of nervous pain (9)
I believe the answer is:
neuralgic
'ale curing outbreak of nervous pain' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'ale curing outbreak' is the wordplay.
'outbreak' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'ale'+'curing'='alecuring'
'alecuring' anagrammed gives 'NEURALGIC'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for neuralgic that I've seen before include "Sharp and painful" , "Of nerve pain" .)