Crossword Genius

Suffer from a damaged ego in school initially (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

agonise

'suffer' is the definition.
(agonising is a kind of suffering)

'a damaged ego in school initially' is the wordplay.
'damaged' indicates anagramming the letters.
'initially' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letter of 'school' is 's'.
'ego'+'in'+'s'='egoins'
'egoins' is an anagram of 'gonise'.
'a'+'gonise'='AGONISE'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for agonise that I've seen before include "Undergo great anguish" , "rack" , "worry a lot" , "Worry greatly (over something); I go sane (anag.)" , "Suffer extreme mental pain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.