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Gratified sufferer is stomach-churning (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

masochist

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'gratified sufferer' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'is stomach-churning' is the wordplay.
'churning' is an anagram indicator.
'is'+'stomach'='isstomach'
'isstomach' is an anagram of 'MASOCHIST'.

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(Other definitions for masochist that I've seen before include "One who likes pain" , "deviant"" , "one enjoying humiliation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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