The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word AILMENTS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result AILMENTS
- Male’s nit problem causes complaints
- Complaints bother Stalin and me
- Food’s left in a different place, causing complaints
- Complaints result from horrible mail sent
- Mail sent astray produces complaints
- Complaints when sent mail goes astray
- Manliest, but suffering indispositions
- Complaints of US postal workers — no money upfront and empty threats
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The straight part
We know that "complaints" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case complaints = ailments.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does AILMENTS mean?
AILMENTS noun- Something which ails one; a disease; sickness.