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Suffering from a nip (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pain

'suffering' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'from a nip' is the wordplay.
'from' indicates anagramming the letters (from the letters).
'a'+'nip'='anip'
'anip' is an anagram of 'PAIN'.

(Other definitions for pain that I've seen before include "Annoying person" , "can cause discomfort" , "Suffering, ache" , "Agony" , "Mental distress" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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