Hurt when paid out only a quarter! (6)
I believe the answer is:
pained
'hurt' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'paid out only a quarter' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates putting letters inside.
'only' becomes 'n' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a quarter' becomes 'e'.
'n'+'e'='ne'
'paid' enclosing 'ne' is 'PAINED'.
'when' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pained that I've seen before include "Caused suffering to" , "Caused hurt." , "Hurt and disapproving (6)" , "Distressed so it hurts?" , "Distressed and annoyed - hurted" .)