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Criticise or clap? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

blast

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'criticise' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'clap?' is the second definition.
('blast' can be a synonym of 'clap')

'or' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for blast that I've seen before include "Loud noise from a horn" , "Sudden strong gust of wind" , "Mild expletive - sharp explosion" , "Damn - explosion" , "Shoot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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