Paintbrush demo suffering small setbacks (5,2,3,4)
I believe the answer is:
bumps in the road
'small setbacks' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'paintbrush demo suffering' is the wordplay.
'suffering' indicates anagramming the letters.
'paintbrush'+'demo'='paintbrushdemo'
'paintbrushdemo' anagrammed gives 'BUMPS IN THE ROAD'.
Can you help me to learn more?
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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