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Polish girl's complaint (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rubella

'complaint' is the definition.
(rubella is a kind of disease)

'polish girl's' is the wordplay.
'polish' becomes 'rub' (polish meaning rub to make shiny).
'girl' becomes 'ella'.
'rub'+'ella'='RUBELLA'

(Other definitions for rubella that I've seen before include "contagious disease" , "infection" , "complaint" , "German measles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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