A father ranted about cruel form of punishment (3-3-7)
I believe the answer is:
tar-and-feather
'cruel form of punishment' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'a father ranted about' is the wordplay.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'father'+'ranted'='afatherranted'
'afatherranted' is an anagram of 'TAR-AND-FEATHER'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for tar-and-feather that I've seen is " Punish with humiliating coverings".)
I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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