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Outlaw given good report (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bang

'report' is the definition.
(I've seen this in other clues)

'outlaw given good' is the wordplay.
'outlaw' becomes 'ban' (banning is a kind of outlawing).
'given' says to put letters next to each other.
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'ban'+'g'='BANG'

(Other definitions for bang that I've seen before include "Sudden loud noise like an explosion" , "Gun sound" , "Explosive noise" , "Sudden sharp noise" , "Completely modern" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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