Applaud using force to apprehend adult (6)
I believe the answer is:
praise
'applaud' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'using force to apprehend adult' is the wordplay.
'using' becomes 'pris' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'force' becomes 'e' (E is the symbol of electromotive force).
'to apprehend' indicates putting letters inside.
'adult' becomes 'a'.
'pris'+'e'='prise'
'prise' going around 'a' is 'PRAISE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for praise that I've seen before include "Applaud, commend" , "Speak approvingly of" , "Worship, glorify" , "Aspire (anag)" , "plaudit" .)