[dorrcoq]

Definitely run the click removal first. Not sure how good Audition's is, I usually use the iZotope declicker. Then what I've been doing lately with success is lowering the level of the applause (called "normalizing" in Sound Forge, which I use). Zoom in to the very start of the applause and apply the lowering to the section from there to the last clap. Lower it to a level that is just slightly lower than the loudest music. After you do each section give a listen to check that the sound transitions smoothly from the music to the applause and back again. It might take a few tries until you get the settings perfect.

Then just normalize/amplify the whole file.

Here is one I did recently that came out great using this method.
http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...d.php?t=140318