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Email mentioned housing complaint (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ailment

'complaint' is the definition.
('ailment' can be a synonym of 'complaint')

'email mentioned housing' is the wordplay.
'housing' indicates a hidden word (part of the clue houses the answer).
'AILMENT' can be found hidden inside 'email mentioned'.

(Other definitions for ailment that I've seen before include "Minor illness" , "Malady" , "problem" , "infirmity" , "Sickness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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