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Strong criticism (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flak

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">strong criticism</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for flak that I've seen before include "Anti-aircraft fire - strong criticism" , "Bad press" , "complaints" , "Severe criticism" , "Shooting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Wall Street Journal and the Universal.
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