Crossword Genius

Complain at vehicle parking (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

carp

'complain' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'at vehicle parking' is the wordplay.
'at' says to put letters next to each other.
'vehicle' becomes 'car' (car is a kind of vehicle).
'parking' becomes 'p'.
'car' put next to 'p' is 'CARP'.

(Other definitions for carp that I've seen before include "Criticise - fish" , "Complain in manner of goldfish" , "Fish - make captious criticism" , "Fish often kept in ponds" , "Fish - complain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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