Cryptic crossword clue
Little brother feels pain and opens up 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BROACHES

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B
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Buddy explains!

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What does BROACHES mean?

BROACHES noun
  1. A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here.
  2. A broad chisel for stone-cutting.
  3. A spit for cooking food.
  4. An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at each end, used by thatchers.
  5. A spire rising from a tower.
  6. A spit-like start on the head of a young stag.
  7. The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping.
  8. The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.
BROACHES verb
  1. To make a hole in, especially a cask of liquor, and put in a tap in order to draw the liquid.
  2. To open, to make an opening into; to pierce.
  3. To begin discussion about (something).
BROACHES verb
  1. To be turned sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves.
  2. To cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves, especially large or breaking waves (usually followed by to; also figurative).
BROACHES noun
  1. A piece of women’s ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.
  2. A painting all of one colour, such as a sepia painting.

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