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Most painful - well, put your feet up (6)

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I believe the answer is:

sorest

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'most painful' is the definition.
('sore' can be a synonym of 'painful')

'well put your feet up' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'well' could be 'so' (both can mean extremely) and 'so' is found within the answer.
'put' could be 'rest' (resting is a kind of putting) and 'rest' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for sorest that I've seen before include "Most tender" , "In greatest discomfort" , "Most aggrieved" , "Stores in most painful way" , "Most wounded" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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