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This writer changed - less a complaint (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

measles

'complaint' is the definition.
(measles is a kind of health problem)

'this writer changed less a' is the wordplay.
'this writer' becomes 'me' (the person who wrote the clues).
'changed' indicates an anagram.
'less'+'a'='lessa'
'lessa' is an anagram of 'asles'.
'me'+'asles'='MEASLES'

(Other definitions for measles that I've seen before include "Spotty viral infection" , "An infectious fever" , "Disease where spots may be seen" , "Viral disease once common in children" , "Viral disease with rash" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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