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Protest business over medium, unflavoured "tea" (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

complaint

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'protest' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'business over medium unflavoured tea' is the wordplay.
'business' becomes 'co' (short for company).
'over medium' becomes 'm' (as in UK clothing sizes. I am not sure about the 'over' bit.).
'unflavoured' becomes 'plain' (I've seen this before).
'tea' becomes 't' (I've seen this in other clues).
'co'+'m'+'plain'+'t'='COMPLAINT'

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(Other definitions for complaint that I've seen before include "ill-feeling" , "cause for an expression of disappointment" , "Grievance; illness" , "grouse" , "Compliant in grievance" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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