Raps; criticizes (6)
I believe the answer is:
knocks
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">raps</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know this)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">criticizes</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for knocks that I've seen before include "Reversals" , "Raps, taps" , "You get bad experiences in the school of hard ..." , "criticisms" , "Hits" .)