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Salesman upset over censure (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reprove

'censure' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'salesman upset over' is the wordplay.
'salesman' becomes 'rep' (sales representative).
'upset' indicates an anagram.
'over' anagrammed gives 'rove'.
'rep'+'rove'='REPROVE'

(Other definitions for reprove that I've seen before include "carpet" , "tick off" , "Admonish" , "Scold" , "Criticise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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