Naughty gal up in pad giving me the clap? (10)

I believe the answer is:

applauding

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'me the clap?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'naughty gal up in pad' is the wordplay.
'naughty' indicates anagramming the letters.
'gal'+'up'+'in'+'pad'='galupinpad'
'galupinpad' is an anagram of 'APPLAUDING'.

'giving' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for applauding that I've seen before include "Clapping etc" , "showing approval" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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