Punch hurts during capture (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
nail set
'punch' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'hurts during capture' is the wordplay.
'hurts' becomes 'ails' (ailing is a kind of hurting).
'during' is an insertion indicator.
'capture' becomes 'net' (I've seen this before).
'ails' put within 'net' is 'NAIL SET'.
(Another definition for nail set that I've seen is " punch".)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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