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Admire the great man, or horsewhip viciously? (4-7)

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I believe the answer is:

hero-worship

'admire the great man' is the definition.

'or horsewhip viciously?' is the wordplay.
'viciously?' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'viciously' mean this).
'or'+'horsewhip'='orhorsewhip'
'orhorsewhip' anagrammed gives 'HERO-WORSHIP'.

(Another definition for hero-worship that I've seen is " Idolise".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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