Whingers condemned composer (8)
I believe the answer is:
gershwin
'composer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'whingers condemned' is the wordplay.
'condemned' indicates anagramming the letters.
'whingers' is an anagram of 'GERSHWIN'.
(Other definitions for gershwin that I've seen before include "Ira and George, US brother composers" , "George and Ira ..., American musical brothers" , "American composer" , "Ira -; US lyricist" , "I Got Rhythm composer" .)