Distressed by who'd use a brothel (5,5)
I believe the answer is:
bawdy house
'brothel' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'distressed by who'd use a' is the wordplay.
'distressed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'by'+'whod'+'use'+'a'='bywhodusea'
'bywhodusea' anagrammed gives 'BAWDY-HOUSE'.
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution?
Install my app