Pascal damaged sustains injury (5)

I believe the answer is:

scald

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'injury' is the definition.
(I know that scald is a type of burn)

'pascal damaged sustains' is the wordplay.
'SCALD' is hidden in amongst the letters.
However, I'm not sure how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for scald that I've seen before include "Hurt with hot water" , "Injure with hot liquid" , "Burn with water" , "Heat (milk) to near boiling point" , "Injure with steam" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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