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Puzzles, from what we hear, producing agony (6)

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I believe the answer is:

throes

'agony' is the definition.
(throes is a kind of agony)

'puzzles from what we hear' is the wordplay.
'puzzles' becomes 'throws' ('throw' can be a synonym of 'puzzle').
'from what we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'throws' sounds like 'THROES'.

'producing' is the link.

(Other definitions for throes that I've seen before include "Violent pangs of suffering" , "Anguish" , "Severe pangs of others" , "Pangs (at birth or death)" , "Pain pangs for others" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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