Applauds many parts of a race (5)
I believe the answer is:
claps
'applauds' is the definition.
('clap' can be a synonym of 'applaud')
'many parts of a race' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'many' could be 'l' and 'l' is found within the answer.
'parts' could be 'caps' (cap is a kind of part) and 'caps' is present in the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for claps that I've seen is " Applauds".)