It causes pain and destruction (4)

I believe the answer is:

rack

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'destruction' is the definition.
(rack is a kind of destruction)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for rack that I've seen before include "Storage frame; joint (of lamb)" , "Instrument of torture, stretched its victims" , "Rib section of lamb" , "Place of torture" , "associated with ruin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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