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Good and ready to complain (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gripe

'complain' is the definition.
(griping is a kind of complaining)

'good and ready' is the wordplay.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'ready' becomes 'ripe' ('ripe' can be similar in meaning to 'ready').
'g'+'ripe'='GRIPE'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for gripe that I've seen before include "Protest" , "Complain; stomach pain" , "Grumble informally" , "Keep on complaining" , "Grievance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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