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Am silent about complaints (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ailments

'complaints' is the definition.
('ailment' can be a synonym of 'complaint')

'am silent about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates anagramming the letters.
'am'+'silent'='amsilent'
'amsilent' anagrammed gives 'AILMENTS'.

(Other definitions for ailments that I've seen before include "Diseases or disorders" , "Illnesses, complaints" , "Minor illnesses" , "Maladies of manliest sort" , "Nail stem produces illnesses" .)

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