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Complaint I will put before the Head (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

illness

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

'i will put before the head' is the wordplay.
'i will' becomes 'I'll' (abbreviation).
'put before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the head' becomes 'ness' (ness is a headland).
'ill'+'ness'='ILLNESS'

(Other definitions for illness that I've seen before include "suffering this" , "Sick condition" , "Malady, sickness" , "Period of sickness" , "Upset" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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