The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word HEARTACHE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result HEARTACHE
- Suffering, try facial adornment
- Anguish of judge with facial hair
- Catch on handlebar perhaps causing pain
- It's painful to catch something hairy
- Suffering? Try toothbrush, perhaps?
- Supply teacher has reduced scourge of absenteeism?
- Pick up hairy thing, suffering
- Character touched by pain and sorrow
- Discover facial hair and get upset
- Distress at leaving embassy man following judge
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What does HEARTACHE mean?
HEARTACHE noun- Very sincere and difficult emotional problems or stress