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First couple of children in A&E hurt (4)

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I believe the answer is:

ache

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'hurt' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'first couple of children in ae' is the wordplay.
'first couple' becomes 'c' (hst letter of 'couple').
'of children' becomes 'h' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'c'+'h'='ch'
'ch' placed within 'ae' is 'ACHE'.

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(Other definitions for ache that I've seen before include "Dull steady pain" , "Continuous hurt" , "Shakespearean character" , "painful" , "Nagging pain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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