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Scolds harshly (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

berates

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">scolds harshly</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for berates that I've seen before include "Upbraids" , "is a scold" , "Scolds" .)

I've seen this clue in the L.A. Times Daily, The Mirror, The Washington Post Sunday, the Evening Standard, The Washington Post and the LA Times.
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