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Right always criticise boom (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reverberate

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

'right always criticise' is the wordplay.
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'always' becomes 'ever' (synonyms).
'criticise' becomes 'berate' (berating is a kind of criticizing).
'r'+'ever'+'berate'='REVERBERATE'

(Other definitions for reverberate that I've seen before include "boom" , "ring" , "Echo around" , "Resound" , "Echo loudly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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