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Complain, having to set table (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bleat

'complain' is the definition.
(bleating is a kind of complaining)

'to set table' is the wordplay.
'to set' indicates anagramming the letters (instruction to set the letters).
'table' is an anagram of 'BLEAT'.

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for bleat that I've seen before include "kid makes such a noise" , "Cry of sheep or goat" , "Make a noise like a sheep" , "Say baa!" , "Sheep's weak cry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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