Discomfort in side street - problem near Bow Bells (6)
I believe the answer is:
stitch
'discomfort in side' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?
'street problem near bow bells' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'street' could be 'st' (abbreviation) and 'st' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'itch' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stitch that I've seen before include "Piece of needlework" , "Pain for runner" , "Something surgeon provides" , "Link, loop or knot made in knitting or sewing" , "Darn" .)