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Disgraceful complaint (6)

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I believe the answer is:

scurvy

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This clue might be a double definition.

'disgraceful' is the first definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

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

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(Other definitions for scurvy that I've seen before include "Condition caused by lack of vitamin C" , "Disease caused by lack of vitamin C" , "(Of knaves) despicable" , "Condition caused by a deficiency of vitamin C" , "(Of a knave) contemptible!" .)

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