Plaudits (7)
I believe the answer is:
acclaim
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">plaudits</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for acclaim that I've seen before include "Declare" , "Hail" , "Credit" , "Welcome enthusiastically" , "Enthusiastic and public praise" .)