Tough sort, and hurt badly (7)
'hurt badly' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.
'tough sort and' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'tough' could be 'hard' (associated in meaning) and 'hard' is found within the answer.
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ut' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
'tough' is the definition.
(hard nut can mean a tough person)
'sort and hurt badly' is the wordplay.
'and hurt' anagrams to 'HARD NUT'.
Though, I am not clear how the anagram is indicated.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hard nut that I've seen before include "It takes some cracking" , "A violent criminal" , "Tough person" .)