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Censure sales person over cycling (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reprove

'censure' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'sales person over cycling' is the wordplay.
'sales person' becomes 'rep' (I've seen this in another clue).
'cycling' indicates anagramming the letters.
'over' anagrammed gives 'rove'.
'rep'+'rove'='REPROVE'

(Other definitions for reprove that I've seen before include "Scold" , "carpet" , "To remonstrate" , "Chide" , "Rebuke, censure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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