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Praising Our Lady at Barking (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

laudatory

'praising' is the definition.
('laudatory' can be a synonym of 'praising')

'our lady at barking' is the wordplay.
'barking' indicates an anagram (UK slang for mad).
'our'+'lady'+'at'='ourladyat'
'ourladyat' anagrammed gives 'LAUDATORY'.

(Other definitions for laudatory that I've seen before include "puffing" , "Expressing praise and commendation" , "Full of praise" , "Eulogistic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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