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Causes pain (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hurts

'causes pain' is the definition.
('hurt' can be a synonym of 'cause pain')

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for hurts that I've seen before include "pain" , "Damages" , "causes damage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, the L.A. Times Daily, the Wall Street Journal and the LA Times.
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