According to Spooner, commiserate with secret affliction (4,5)

From Daily Telegraph Cryptic 31264, 16D

16D — According to Spooner, commiserate with secret affliction (4,5) — HAIR SHIRT

  • Definition
    Definition found: 'secret affliction' — The definition is the last two words — a penitent's hidden discomfort, worn under the clothes.
  • Indicator
    Indicator found: 'According to Spooner,'
  • Operation
    'According to Spooner,' signals a spoonerism operation
  • Fodder
    Fodder: 'commiserate with'
  • Synonym
    Synonyms spotted: 'commiserate with' → SHAREHURT
  • Assembly
    SHAREHURT = HAIRSHIRT

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