Criticise harshly (8)
I believe the answer is:
belabour
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">criticise harshly</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for belabour that I've seen before include "hit" , "Harangue" , "censure" , "criticize" , "Beat" .)