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Complaint "Incense is out of place" (7)

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I believe the answer is:

disease

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'complaint' is the definition.
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'incense is out of place' is the wordplay.
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'is' is found in the answer.
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(Other definitions for disease that I've seen before include "Impairment of health" , "Illness, malady" , "affection" , "Seaside (anag) -- ailment" , "blight" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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