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Blame Charlie, you can be certain (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

censure

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'blame' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'charlie you can be certain' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'c' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'you can' becomes 'en' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'be certain' becomes 'sure' ('sure' can be a synonym of 'certain').
'c'+'en'+'sure'='CENSURE'

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(Other definitions for censure that I've seen before include "Harsh criticism or disapproval" , "Rebuke, strongly criticise" , "Rebuke formally" , "Reproof - blame" , "Carpet" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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