Is swallowing a large double for one's miseries (4)
I believe the answer is:
ills
'one's miseries' is the definition.
'ills' can be an answer for 'miseries' (I've seen this in another clue). I'm unsure of the 'one's' bit.
'is swallowing a large double' is the wordplay.
'swallowing' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a large' becomes 'L' (eg in clothes sizes).
'double' indicates the doubling of some letters.
'l' duplicated is 'll'.
'is' enclosing 'll' is 'ILLS'.
'for' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ills that I've seen before include "Sicknesses or harms" , "complaints" , "Ailments, misfortunes" , "Troubles" , "infections" .)