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Suffered anguish in San Diego? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

agonised

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'suffered anguish' is the definition.
('agonise' can be a synonym of 'suffer anguish')

'san diego?' is the wordplay.
'san diego' can be anagrammed to 'AGONISED'.
Though, I'm not sure how this is indicated.

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for agonised that I've seen before include "Struggled" , "Did Labour" , "San Diego (anag) - worried intensely" , "Diagnose (anag)" , "Worried greatly" .)

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