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Punitive (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

penal

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">punitive</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for penal that I've seen before include "Punitive" , "Involving punishment as by the law" , "Very severe" , "Involving legal punishment" , "Punishing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, the Evening Standard and The Guardian.
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