Applaud a wage demand, we hear (7)
I believe the answer is:
acclaim
'applaud' is the definition.
(acclaiming is a kind of applauding)
'a wage demand we hear' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a' is present in the answer.
'demand' could be 'claim' (claim is a kind of demand) and 'claim' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'c' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for acclaim that I've seen before include "Extol" , "Plaudits" , "Welcome enthusiastically" , "Enthusiastic approval" , "Cheer" .)