Enduring without complaint (4-9)
I believe the answer is:
long-suffering
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">enduring without complaint</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for long-suffering that I've seen before include "Extremely patient" , "Patient in adversity" , "Stoical" , "Stoic, patient" , "Enduring without complaint" .)