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A summer hit maybe but it brings complaint (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rheumatism

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'complaint' is the definition.
(rheumatism is a kind of disease)

'a summer hit maybe' is the wordplay.
'maybe' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'summer'+'hit'='asummerhit'
'asummerhit' with letters rearranged gives 'RHEUMATISM'.

'but it brings' is the link.
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(Other definitions for rheumatism that I've seen before include "ailment" , "Joint affliction" , "Inflammation of the joints" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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