Return of hooter ahead of work's end causes criticism (5)

I believe the answer is:

knock

(Other definitions for knock that I've seen before include "Disparage - seek admittance" , "Fail to hit" , "Tap on door" , "Unfairly criticise" , "Bash" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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