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Fruit causes a painful affliction (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acorn

'fruit' is the definition.
(acorn is a kind of fruit)

'a painful affliction' is the wordplay.
'painful affliction' becomes 'corn' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'corn'='ACORN'

'causes' is the link.

(Other definitions for acorn that I've seen before include "Oak seed" , "oak's fruit" , "Fruit of the oak tree" , "From which a "tall oak" may grow" , "From which a mighty oak may grow?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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