Critical assessments concerning convictions (7)

I believe the answer is:

reviews

'critical assessments' is the definition.

'concerning convictions' is the wordplay.
'concerning' becomes 're'.
'convictions' becomes 'views'.
're'+'views'='REVIEWS'

(Other definitions for reviews that I've seen before include "Critiques" , "critical periodicals?" , "Surveys" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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