Complain when table gets broken (5)
I believe the answer is:
bleat
'complain' is the definition.
(I know that bleat is a more specific form of complain)
'table gets broken' is the wordplay.
'gets broken' is an anagram indicator.
'table' is an anagram of 'BLEAT'.
'when' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for bleat that I've seen before include "Cry plaintively" , "Plaintive cry" , "Complaint from Cotswold" , "Cry like a 16" , "Complain; sheep's cry" .)