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Applaud role being rejected as nonsense (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

claptrap

'nonsense' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'applaud role being rejected' is the wordplay.
'applaud' becomes 'clap' ('clap' can be a synonym of 'applaud').
'role' becomes 'part' ('part' can be a synonym of 'role').
'being rejected' is a reversal indicator.
'part' in reverse letter order is 'trap'.
'clap'+'trap'='CLAPTRAP'

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for claptrap that I've seen before include "Bull" , "Absurd or nonsensical talk or ideas" , "Applaud snare? - that's pretentious nonsense" , "Bunk" , "Foolish or pretentious talk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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