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Each woman endlessly causes pain (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

earache

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'pain' is the definition.
(earache is a kind of pain)

'each woman endlessly' is the wordplay.
'each' becomes 'ea' (abbreviation).
'woman endlessly' becomes 'rache' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'ea'+'rache'='EARACHE'

'causes' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for earache that I've seen before include "otitis" , "Aural discomfort" , "Form of torture" , "complaint to The Listener" , "Lughole pain" .)

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