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Complaint affecting consumer goods — opinion broadcast loudly at first (4,9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

food poisoning

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'complaint' is the definition.
(food poisoning is a kind of health problem)

'goods opinion broadcast loudly at first' is the wordplay.
'broadcast' indicates an anagram (letters scattered or cast around).
'loudly' becomes 'f' (short for forte - 'loud' in music).
'at first' says to put letters next to each other.
'goods'+'opinion'='goodsopinion'
'goodsopinion' anagrammed gives 'oodpoisoning'.
'oodpoisoning' put after 'f' is 'FOOD POISONING'.

'affecting consumer' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for food poisoning that I've seen before include "Salmonella, etc." , "Botulism, for instance" , "Acute illness caused by contaminated edibles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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