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Dog has time to complain (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trail

'dog' is the definition.
(I know that dog can be written as trail)

'time to complain' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'to complain' becomes 'rail' (railing is a kind of complaining).
't'+'rail'='TRAIL'

'has' is the link.

(Other definitions for trail that I've seen before include "Drag along the ground" , "Linger behind" , "advertise upcoming programmes" , "Drop behind" , "Beaten path; follow" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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