Doctor hugs Daniel, having suffered hardship (10)
I believe the answer is:
languished
'suffered hardship' is the definition.
(to languish is to remain in a dire situation)
'doctor hugs daniel' is the wordplay.
'doctor' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hugs'+'daniel'='hugsdaniel'
'hugsdaniel' with letters rearranged gives 'LANGUISHED'.
'having' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for languished that I've seen before include "Flagged" , "Pined; lay neglected" , "Grew weak or feeble" .)