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Changing to stingier rates gets complaint (15)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gastroenteritis

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

'changing to stingier rates' is the wordplay.
'changing' is an anagram indicator.
'to'+'stingier'+'rates'='tostingierrates'
'tostingierrates' with letters rearranged gives 'GASTROENTERITIS'.

'gets' is the link.

(Other definitions for gastroenteritis that I've seen before include "Corporation complaint" , "Inflammation of the stomach and intestines" .)

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