NATO guy an awful problem-solver (5,4)

I believe the answer is:

agony aunt

(Other definitions for agony aunt that I've seen before include "One like Madeley, e.g.," , "sympathetic advisor" , "Columnist who replies to readers' letters" , "Newspaper problems columnist" , "Columnist dealing with people's problems" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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