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Showed pain after modern version criticised (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reproached

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'criticised' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'showed pain after modern version' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'pain' could be 'ache' (ache is a kind of pain) and 'ache' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for reproached that I've seen before include "Dressed down" , "Criticised" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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