Hurt, I came falteringly, having joint pain (9)

I believe the answer is:

rheumatic

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'having joint pain' is the definition.
(suffering from rheumatism)

'hurt i came falteringly' is the wordplay.
'hurt i came' can be anagrammed to 'RHEUMATIC'.
Though, I'm not clear how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for rheumatic that I've seen before include "Kind of fever - irate chum (anag)" , "inflamed by complaint" , "suffering from cold and damp?" , "Like much joint pain" , "inflammatory complaint" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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