Crossword Genius

Outlaw with good report (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bang

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

'outlaw with good' is the wordplay.
'outlaw' becomes 'ban' (banning is a kind of outlawing).
'with' 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 "Vigorous blow" , "Gun sound" , "Loud noise; fringe" , "Strike violently" , "Sudden noise; fringe" .)

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