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To spill a nip can hurt! (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pain

'hurt' is the definition.
(paining is a kind of hurting)

'to spill a nip' is the wordplay.
'to spill' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'nip'='anip'
'anip' is an anagram of 'PAIN'.

'can' is the link.

(Other definitions for pain that I've seen before include "Physical hurt" , "Suffering, distress" , "can cause discomfort" , "Sensation of hurt" , "French bread?" .)

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