Praising a loud arty performance (9)

I believe the answer is:

adulatory

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'praising' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'a loud arty performance' is the wordplay.
'performance' is an anagram indicator.
'loud'+'arty'='loudarty'
'loudarty' is an anagram of 'dulatory'.
'a'+'dulatory'='ADULATORY'

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(Other definitions for adulatory that I've seen before include "full of puff?" , "like a spaniel?" , "Flattering" , "Sycophantic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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