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Was deeply hurtful (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stung

'was deeply hurtful' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for stung that I've seen before include "Attacked by, eg, a wasp" , "Wounded by a bee or wasp" , "Peeved" , "Robbed" , "like Ray did, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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