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Torment me on the radio? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tease

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'torment me' is the definition.
'tease' can be an answer for 'torment' (teasing is a kind of tormenting). I am not certain of the 'me' bit.

'on the radio?' is the wordplay.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'radio?' becomes 'ease' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
't' put next to 'ease' is 'TEASE'.

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(Other definitions for tease that I've seen before include "Torment for fun" , "Torment lightly" , "Deride" , "Pull leg of" , "Irritate playfully" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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