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Complaint harboured by Anthea on meeting Rachel (7)

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I believe the answer is:

earache

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'anthea on meeting rachel' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'complaint harboured by' is the wordplay.
'complaint' becomes 'ache'.
'harboured' becomes 'ear' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'ache' put after 'ear' is 'EARACHE'.

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(Other definitions for earache that I've seen before include "complaint to The Listener" , "Otic pain" , "Otalgia" , "Aural discomfort" , "Pain for listener" .)

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