Censure gets a doctor in finally... (7)
I believe the answer is:
lambast
'censure' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being verbs in their base form.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'a doctor in finally' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'MB' (Bachelor of Medicine, Medicinae Baccalaureus).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'finally' becomes 'last' (synonyms).
'a'+'mb'='amb'
'amb' placed inside 'last' is 'LAMBAST'.
'gets' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lambast that I've seen before include "Thrash" , "Beat severely" , "Roast" , "Criticise severely" , "Harshly criticise" .)