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Audibly complains at drinks (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wines

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'drinks' is the definition.
(wine is a kind of drink)

'audibly complains at' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'at' could be 'in' (synonymous in some cases - eg at school, in school) and 'in' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'wes' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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