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Allows one is pained by (7)

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I believe the answer is:

suffers

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'allows' is the definition.
(suffering is a kind of allowing)

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(Other definitions for suffers that I've seen before include "Undergoes" , "Abides" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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