Condemning lodger, nip off (9)

I believe the answer is:

deploring

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'condemning' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being present participle verbs.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'lodger nip off' is the wordplay.
'off' is an anagram indicator.
'lodger'+'nip'='lodgernip'
'lodgernip' anagrammed gives 'DEPLORING'.

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