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Idiot in school gets pain from exercising (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stitch

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'pain from exercising' is the definition.
'stitch' can be an answer for 'pain' (pain in the body). I am not sure about the 'from exercising' bit.

'idiot in school' is the wordplay.
'idiot' becomes 'tit' (both can mean a stupid person).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'school' becomes 'sch' (common abbreviation).
'tit' placed inside 'sch' is 'STITCH'.

'gets' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for stitch that I've seen before include "One in time can save nine, they say" , "Sort of pain" , "Darn" , "''A . . . . . . in time saves nine'' (6)" , "Application of needle produces this" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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