Drank, and complained audibly (5)
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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