Censure indicates rule etc. has been broken (7)
I believe the answer is:
lecture
'censure' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'rule etc has been broken' is the wordplay.
'rule etc' anagrams to 'LECTURE'.
But, I am unsure how this is indicated.
'indicates' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lecture that I've seen before include "Talk; reprimand" , "Academic discourse" , "Class at university" , "Discourse for students" , "Instructional talk" .)