It's commendable to extol a local notability (12)

I believe the answer is:

praiseworthy

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'it's commendable' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'extol a local notability' is the wordplay.
'extol' becomes 'praise' (I've seen this before).
'a local notability' becomes 'worthy' (I've seen this before. I am not sure about the 'local' bit.).
'praise'+'worthy'='PRAISEWORTHY'

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(Other definitions for praiseworthy that I've seen before include "Commendable" , "Laudable" , "Deserving of approval" , "Admirable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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