Complain in notes about cargo-carrying capacities of ships (8)
I believe the answer is:
tonnages
'cargo-carrying capacities of ships' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'complain in notes about' is the wordplay.
'complain' becomes 'nag' (nagging is a kind of complaining).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'notes' anagrammed gives 'tones'.
'nag' inserted into 'tones' is 'TONNAGES'.
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