Thorn in your side (4)

I believe the answer is:

bane

(Other definitions for bane that I've seen before include "Curse" , "it causes misery" , "Cause of distress, ruin" , "scourge" , "Cause of great distress in a bean" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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