Complain when table gets broken (5)
I believe the answer is:
bleat
'complain' is the definition.
(bleating is a kind of complaining)
'table gets broken' is the wordplay.
'gets broken' indicates an anagram.
'table' with letters rearranged gives 'BLEAT'.
'when' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for bleat that I've seen before include "Cry plaintively" , "Plaintive cry" , "Complaint from Cotswold" , "Cry like a 16" , "Complain; sheep's cry" .)