I complain when she returns (5)
I believe the answer is:
naomi
'i complain when she returns' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'i complain when she' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'i' could be 'a' and 'a' is found in the answer.
'she' could be 'nomi' and 'nomi' is found within the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for naomi that I've seen before include "Girl's name -- I moan (anag)" , "woman in the Bible" , "- - Campbell, supermodel" , "Ruth's mother-in-law (OT)" , "-- Campbell, British model" .)