What does the cryptic crossword clue "What a revolutionary suffers? (4)" mean?

The definition is "What". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). A (abbreviation="a") + CHE (synonym="revolutionary") = ACHE; definition: "suffers?" The answer is ACHE.

What a revolutionary suffers? (4)

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