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Windows are nuisances we hear (5)

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I believe the answer is:

panes

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'windows' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'nuisances we hear' is the wordplay.
'nuisances' becomes 'pains' ('pain' can be a synonym of 'nuisance').
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'pains' sounds like 'PANES'.

'are' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for panes that I've seen before include "Glass slabs" , "Glass pieces in windows" , "Sheet glass cut for windows" , "Sheets of window glass" , "Glass rectangles in windows" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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