Critique – diarist’s tone (anag) (12)
I believe the answer is:
dissertation
(Other definitions for dissertation that I've seen before include "Essay for a degree or diploma" , "scholarly work?" , "writing" , "thesis" .)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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