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Listened to turn and complained (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

whined

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

'listened to turn' is the wordplay.
'listened to' shows a homophone (sound like).
'turn' becomes 'wind' (I've seen this in another clue).
'wind' is a homophone of 'WHINED'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for whined that I've seen before include "Made high complaining cry as of a dog" , "Complained in petty or feeble way, like dog" , "Complained peevishly" , "Whinged, snivelled" , "Made pathetic complaints" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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