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Handed wine to limit pain (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reached

'handed' is the definition.
('reach' can be a synonym of 'hand')

'wine to limit pain' is the wordplay.
'wine' becomes 'red wine' (red is a type of wine).
'to limit' is an insertion indicator (outside letters limit or restrain others).
'pain' becomes 'ache' (ache is a kind of pain).
'red' placed around 'ache' is 'REACHED'.

(Other definitions for reached that I've seen before include "Cad here (anag.)" , "Stretched or arrived" , "Attained" , "Came to (a place)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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