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Drank, and complained audibly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wined

'drank' is the definition.
(wining is a kind of drinking)

'complained audibly' is the wordplay.
'complained' becomes 'whined' (whining is a kind of complaining).
'audibly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'whined' sounds like 'WINED'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Another definition for wined that I've seen is " Supplied with drink".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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