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Condemn fool holding figure upside down (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

denounce

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

'fool holding figure upside down' is the wordplay.
'fool' becomes 'dunce' (both can mean a stupid person).
'holding' is an insertion indicator.
'figure' becomes 'one' (a numerical figure).
'upside down' is a reversal indicator.
'one' back-to-front is 'eno'.
'dunce' enclosing 'eno' is 'DENOUNCE'.

(Other definitions for denounce that I've seen before include "Condemn or censure" , "Criticise or condemn" , "As threat, identify" , "Rubbish" , "Hit out at" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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