Sing Alsace medley for those in pain (10)

I believe the answer is:

analgesics

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'for those in pain' is the definition.
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'sing alsace medley' is the wordplay.
'medley' is an anagram indicator.
'sing'+'alsace'='singalsace'
'singalsace' with letters rearranged gives 'ANALGESICS'.

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I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.

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