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Another qualification in torture (5,6)

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I believe the answer is:

third degree

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'torture' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'another qualification' is the wordplay.
'another' becomes 'third' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'qualification' becomes 'degree' (university qualification).
'third'+'degree'='THIRD DEGREE'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for third degree that I've seen before include "Post-doctorate" , "Torture, especially to obtain information" , "Demanding viva" , "doctorate, perhaps" , "What you may study for after master's" .)

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