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Turn over pest's troublesome complaint (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

upset

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

'turn over pest's troublesome' is the wordplay.
'turn' becomes 'u' (a 'U-turn' is a kind of turn).
'over' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters go over others).
'troublesome' is an anagram indicator.
'pest' anagrammed gives 'pset'.
'u'+'pset'='UPSET'

(Other definitions for upset that I've seen before include "thrown?" , "dismay" , "Aggrieved" , "Disturb - spoil" , "Overturn; unhappy" .)

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