Praised, complimented (13)

I believe the answer is:

congratulated

This clue is a double definition.

'praised' is the first definition.
(congratulating is a kind of praising)

'complimented' is the second definition.
('congratulate' can be a synonym of 'compliment')

(Another definition for congratulated that I've seen is " Complimented".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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