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Sibling, say, back in pain (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

twinge

'pain' is the definition.
(twinge is a kind of pain)

'sibling say back' is the wordplay.
'sibling' becomes 'twin' (twin is a kind of sibling).
'say' becomes 'eg' (both can mean 'for example').
'back' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'eg' in reverse letter order is 'ge'.
'twin'+'ge'='TWINGE'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for twinge that I've seen before include "Slight pain (of conscience?)" , "Small, sharp pain" , "Qualm" , "Slight pang, maybe of conscience" , "A small pang, of pain or concience" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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