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Harangue Oscar judge (5)

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I believe the answer is:

orate

'harangue' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'oscar judge' is the wordplay.
'oscar' becomes 'O' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'judge' becomes 'rate' (rating is a kind of judging).
'o'+'rate'='ORATE'

(Other definitions for orate that I've seen before include "Declaim or rant" , "Deliver a speech" , "Speak in public" , "Speaker may" , "Make a lengthy speech" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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