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One
American
in
multinational
company
gives
a
hand
(8)
One American in multinational company gives a hand (8)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition is a hand — that's the applause. "One" gives you A, "American" gives you US, pop them together as AUS and slot that "in" to multinational company APPLE, and you get APPL-AUS-E.