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Made complaint: daemon on the loose (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

moaned

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'made complaint' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'daemon on the loose' is the wordplay.
'on the loose' is an anagram indicator.
'daemon' with letters rearranged gives 'MOANED'.

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(Other definitions for moaned that I've seen before include "A demon (anag.)" , "Complained" , "Made low mournful sound as of pain" , "Made low sound of pain or distress" , "Made low sound of pain - or grumbled" .)

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