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German found out, and complained (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grumbled

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'complained' is the definition.
(grumbling is a kind of complaining)

'german found out' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'german' could be 'g' (abbreviation) and 'g' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'rumbled' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for grumbled that I've seen before include "Complained in a bad-tempered way" , "Expressed discontent" .)

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