Punishment for sin (7)
I believe the answer is:
penance
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">punishment for sin</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for penance that I've seen before include "Act imposed for sin" , "Voluntary self-abasement" , "humiliating act" , "Expression of sorrow for sin" , "Act of penitence" .)