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Complaining bitterly, phone about trouble (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

railing

'complaining bitterly' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'phone about trouble' is the wordplay.
'phone' becomes 'ring' ('ring' can be a synonym of 'phone').
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'trouble' becomes 'ail' ('ail' can be a synonym of 'trouble'**).
'ring' going around 'ail' is 'RAILING'.

(Other definitions for railing that I've seen before include "Banter" , "Barrier, balustrade" , "Iron barrier" , "Mocking" , "complaints procedure?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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