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Lay hands on lout at last? That’s a sore point! (5)

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I believe the answer is:

touch

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'lay hands' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'on lout at last? that's a sore point' is the wordplay.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'at last?' indicates one should take the final letters (I've seen 'at last' mean this).
'that's a sore point' becomes 'ouch' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
The final letter of 'lout' is 't'.
't' put next to 'ouch' is 'TOUCH'.

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(Other definitions for touch that I've seen before include "Deal with" , "Compete with" , "Distinctive detail" , "Manner of playing piano, say" , "Affect; a small amount" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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