Nags husband foully, we hear (3-5)
I believe the answer is:
hen-pecks
'nags' is the definition.
('hen-peck' can be a synonym of 'nag')
'husband foully we hear' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'husband' could be 'h' and 'h' is found within the answer.
'we hear' could be 'e' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'e' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
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