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Ad hoc term for recent coalition government? Name to censure (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

condemn

'censure' is the definition.
(condemn can mean to censure or criticise)

'ad hoc term for recent coalition government? name' is the wordplay.
'ad hoc term for recent coalition government?' becomes 'condem' (term for Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition).
'name' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation e.g. on forms).
'condem'+'n'='CONDEMN'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for condemn that I've seen before include "Pronounce guilty" , "Sentence eg to imprisonment" , "Criticize" , "Denounce" , "Express strong disapproval of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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