Severely criticised, as a roof may be (6)
I believe the answer is:
slated
'severely criticised' is the definition.
(slate can mean to criticise severely)
'a roof may be' is the wordplay.
'a roof' becomes 'slate' (slate roof is a kind of roof).
'may be' becomes 'd' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'slate'+'d'='SLATED'
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for slated that I've seen before include "Berated with roofing materials?" , "Torn to pieces" , "censured" , "Reprimanded - criticised" , "how roof was finished?" .)