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Painful cut, I hear (4)

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I believe the answer is:

sore

'painful' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'cut i hear' is the wordplay.
'cut' becomes 'saw' (sawing is a kind of cutting).
'i hear' shows a homophone (sound like).
'saw' sounds like 'SORE'.

(Other definitions for sore that I've seen before include "Hurtful to the touch, like rose" , "To be very old" , "Hurt" , "Aggrieved" , "Hurting, painful" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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