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Reach solution about old liberal complaint (7)

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I believe the answer is:

cholera

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'complaint' is the definition.
(cholera is a kind of health problem)

'reach solution about old liberal' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'about' could be 'c' (circa) and 'c' is found within the answer.
'old' could be 'o' (abbreviation as in OT - Old Testament) and 'o' is present in the answer.
'liberal' could be 'l' (abbreviation) and 'l' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'hera' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for cholera that I've seen before include "Oh, Clare has highly infectious disease" , "Acute infection caused by contaminated water or food" , "Deadly, infectious disease" , "could kill you" , "Infectious and often fatal intestinal disease (7" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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