Beef given acre to roam all over the place (9)

I believe the answer is:

grievance

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'beef' is the definition.
(I know that grievance is a type of complaint)

'given acre to roam all over the place' is the wordplay.
'given acre' anagrams to 'GRIEVANCE'.
However, I'm not sure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for grievance that I've seen before include "beef" , "gripe" , "Item causing resentment" , "Complaint" , "Bad feeling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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