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Lookalike agrees regulars are pains (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

twinges

'are pains' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Sudden pains ' mean 'twinges' so perhaps 'pains' could also mean 'twinges')

'lookalike agrees regulars' is the wordplay.
'lookalike' becomes 'twin' (twin can mean a lookalike).
'regulars' means one should take alternating letters (letters selected at regular intervals).
The alternating letters of 'agrees' are 'ges'.
'twin'+'ges'='TWINGES'

(Other definitions for twinges that I've seen before include "Small stabs of pain" , "having some discomfort" , "Sudden pains" , "Sharp stabs of pain" , "Small or mild darts of pain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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