Intense pain (5)

I think it could be either:

agony

throe

'intense pain' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for agony that I've seen before include "Suffering - anguish" , "woe" , "Torture" , "Distress" , "Severe pain, mental or physical" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian and The Sun.

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