Approve current review newspaper boss accepted (8)
I believe the answer is:
accredit
'approve' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'current review newspaper boss accepted' is the wordplay.
'current' becomes 'ac' (alternating current).
'review' becomes 'crit' (I've seen this before).
'newspaper boss' becomes 'ed' (I've seen this in other clues).
'accepted' is an insertion indicator.
'crit' going around 'ed' is 'credit'.
'ac'+'credit'='ACCREDIT'
(Other definitions for accredit that I've seen before include "Red cacti (anag)" , "Officially recognise" , "Appoint" , "Trace CID and send them with credentials" , "Authorize" .)