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Punishes severely (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scourges

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">punishes severely</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('scourge' can be a synonym of 'punish severely')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for scourges that I've seen before include "Flogs or afflicts greatly" , "Flogs, lashes" , "punishing cats" , "Whips" .)

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