Rule again, suffering spasmodic pain (9)

I believe the answer is:

neuralgia

'spasmodic pain' is the definition.

'rule again suffering' is the wordplay.
'suffering' indicates an anagram.
'rule'+'again'='ruleagain'
'ruleagain' with letters rearranged gives 'NEURALGIA'.

(Other definitions for neuralgia that I've seen before include "Sharp pain extending along nerves" , "Pain from damaged nerve" , "illness" , "sort of pain" , "Shooting pains" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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