In age so twisted suffering pains (7)

I believe the answer is:

agonies

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'suffering pains' is the definition.
'agonies' can be an answer for 'pains' (agony is a kind of pain). I am unsure of the 'suffering' bit.

'in age so twisted' is the wordplay.
'twisted' indicates an anagram.
'in'+'age'+'so'='inageso'
'inageso' anagrammed gives 'AGONIES'.

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(Other definitions for agonies that I've seen before include "Torments and sufferings" , "Pains" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish News.

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