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Right to enter complaint in dispute (5)

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I believe the answer is:

argue

'dispute' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'right to enter complaint' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'to enter' is an insertion indicator.
'complaint' becomes 'ague' (ague is a kind of disease**).
'r' inserted within 'ague' is 'ARGUE'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for argue that I've seen before include "Dispute heatedly" , "Disagree violently" , "Disagree heatedly" , "Discuss, contend" , "Fabric hanging in folds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Guardian.
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