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Baguette conceivably a source of irritation (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pain

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'irritation' is the definition.
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'baguette conceivably a source' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'pin' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'of' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for pain that I've seen before include "French bread?" , "Hurt feeling" , "can cause discomfort" , "Physical discomfort" , "great discomfort" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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