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Forbid government head making a report (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bang

'a report' is the definition.
(report can mean a loud noise)

'forbid government head' is the wordplay.
'forbid' becomes 'ban' (banning is a kind of forbiding).
'head' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'government' is 'g'.
'ban'+'g'='BANG'

'making' is the link.

(Other definitions for bang that I've seen before include "Slam" , "Strike violently" , "Sudden impact" , "Sudden loud noise like an explosion" , "Gun sound" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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