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Suffering or understanding (6)

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I believe the answer is:

ordeal

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

'or understanding' is the wordplay.
'understanding' becomes 'deal' (deal is a kind of understanding).
'or'+'deal'='ORDEAL'

(Other definitions for ordeal that I've seen before include "Torment" , "Trouble" , "Severly trying experience" , "Torture" , "Severe or trying experience" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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