The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word COMPLAINT
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More clues leading to the result COMPLAINT
- Beef optimal, can emptied out
- In court rejected second apparent objection
- Illness having Mike clearly in bed
- Trouble in bed? Politician’s nail breaks
- Bed occupied by male with obvious illness
- Politician rested in bed with illness
- Gripe makes politician flat on his back in bed
- Illness caused by beef
- Illness caused by beef?
- Grievance of officer married to unattractive model
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The straight part
We know that "Illness" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case illness = complaint.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does COMPLAINT mean?
COMPLAINT noun- The act of complaining.
- A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.
- In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based; The purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted.
- In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate. However, court proceedings, such as a trial, cannot be instituted until an indictment or information has been handed down against the defendant.
- A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.