Cut, with hole punctured, concerned with what may be required? (5,4)

Times Cryptic #29157 | 5 Down | 2025-02-19
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PARE (cut) inside STY (hole) and RE = concerned with. Is a sty a hole, colloquially? A smelly place?

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