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Presented and finished without a cry of pain (7)

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I believe the answer is:

endowed

'presented' is the definition.
(endowing is a kind of presenting)

'finished without a cry of pain' is the wordplay.
'finished' becomes 'ended' ('end' can be a synonym of 'finish').
'without' means one lot of letters goes inside another ('without' can be similar in meaning to 'outside').
'a cry of pain' becomes 'ow' (exclamation of pain).
'ended' placed around 'ow' is 'ENDOWED'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for endowed that I've seen before include "Given a permanent income" , "Invested" , "Provided with money or qualities" , "Given means of support" , "Bequeathed income to" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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