Express disapproval bearing gift (4)
I believe the answer is:
boon
'gift' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'express disapproval bearing' is the wordplay.
'express disapproval' becomes 'boo' (I've seen this before).
'bearing' becomes 'n' (**).
'boo'+'n'='BOON'
(Other definitions for boon that I've seen before include "Godsend" , "Blessing - sort of companion?" , "Something beneficial - a blessing" , "A benefit, goes with blessing" , "Blessing, favour" .)