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Complaint received by The Listener? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

earache

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'complaint' is the definition.
(a type of medical complaint)

'received by the listener?' is the wordplay.
'received' becomes 'ache' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the listener?' becomes 'ear' (body part which hears or listens).
'ache' after 'ear' is 'EARACHE'.

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(Other definitions for earache that I've seen before include "Aural complaint" , "result of nagging?" , "pain (from hairdryer treatment?)" , "Each era (anag)" , "Pain in aural organ" .)

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