Solution for 29 July cryptic crossword clue

It may bring comfort to a child, receiving love if throaty, suffering (5,5)

Solution – Tooth Fairy


The charades part of the clue is the second part of it starting with "child".
Child = tot


"receiving love" means the letter o (an abbreviation for love as in zero) is put into "tot"


"if throaty suffering" means that the letters in "if throaty" are scrambled up – suffering being a strange way of saying that the letters are scrambled.


So toot + h fairy = tooth fairy


Which can be said to comfort a child after they have lost a tooth – financially anyway!  What is the going rate these days for a tooth?


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