Many suffering shocks, and nothing that amazes me, in theatre work (13)
I believe the answer is:
tonsillectomy
'theatre work' is the definition.
(as in an operating theatre)
'many suffering shocks and nothing that amazes me' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'many' could be 'tons' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'tons' is located in the answer.
'suffering' could be 'ill' and 'ill' is found within the answer.
'shocks' could be 'ect' (abbreviation for electroconvulsive therapy) and 'ect' is found within the answer.
'nothing' could be 'o' (looks like zero - 0) and 'o' is found in the answer.
'that amazes me' could be 'my' (expression of surprise) and 'my' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'in' is the link.
(Other definitions for tonsillectomy that I've seen before include "Operation" , "Removal of throat glands" , "Surgical removal of tissue at the back of the mouth" .)