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Drunken Len trips: that could be painful! (8)

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I believe the answer is:

splinter

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'could be painful' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'drunken len trips' is the wordplay.
'drunken' indicates anagramming the letters.
'len'+'trips'='lentrips'
'lentrips' with letters rearranged gives 'SPLINTER'.

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(Other definitions for splinter that I've seen before include "Small, sharp sliver" , "Long thin fragment" , "Small thin sharp bit of wood, glass or metal" , "Break into small pieces" , "Rent slip? (anag)" .)

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