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Give most appropriate reaction to pain? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bestow

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'give' is the definition.
(bestowing is a kind of giving)

'most appropriate reaction to pain?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'to' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for bestow that I've seen before include "Confer or award" , "Set bow to give" , "Give as a gift" , "Confer - impart" , "Award, present as a gift" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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