__ in the neck (annoyance) (4)

I believe the answer is:

pain

(Other definitions for pain that I've seen before include "Suffering, ache" , "Mental distress" , "nuisance to be put up with" , "Agony" , "Hurt feeling" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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