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Complain anew about English PC (9)

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I believe the answer is:

policeman

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'pc' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how one could define the other.

'complain anew about english' is the wordplay.
'anew' indicates anagramming the letters.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'complain' with letters rearranged gives 'policman'.
'policman' placed around 'e' is 'POLICEMAN'.

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(Other definitions for policeman that I've seen before include "Constabulary member" , "He's responsible for the maintenance of public order" , "Copper" , "Open claim (anag.)" , "Menial cop (anag)" .)

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