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Made a complaint about Lou guzzling fortified wine (8)

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I believe the answer is:

reported

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'made a complaint about' is the definition.
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'lou guzzling fortified wine' is the wordplay.
'lou' becomes 'reed' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'guzzling' is an insertion indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'fortified wine' becomes 'port' (port is a kind of fortified wine).
'reed' placed around 'port' is 'REPORTED'.

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(Other definitions for reported that I've seen before include "Type 16 [OF SPEECH]" , "Gave an account" , "Complained about" , "Made a complaint about" , "Chronicled" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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