Suffered a personal loss (4)
I believe the answer is:
bled
'suffered a personal loss' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to bodily activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
This is the entire clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for bled that I've seen before include "Seeped (into an adjoining colour)" , "Lost blood" , "Haemorrhaged" , "Extracted blood as treatment" , "Showed effects of injury" .)