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Indicted rogue with eccentricity must drop hurt (5)

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ached

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'hurt' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for ached that I've seen before include "suffered" , "Did long" , "Throbbed" , "Felt a dull pain" , "caused discomfort" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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