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Rustic’s
neverending
malady:
acute
pain
(7)
Rustic’s neverending malady: acute pain (7)
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How the clue works
The definition is Rustic, with the 's doing duty as "is". For the wordplay, take a malady that's "neverending", so BUG loses its last letter to leave BU, then tack on COLIC, which is your "acute pain". Stick the two together and you've got the rustic.