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Afraid of getting a loud, lengthy rebuke (7)

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I believe the answer is:

fearful

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'afraid' is the definition.
(associated in meaning)

'loud lengthy rebuke' is the wordplay.
'loud' becomes 'f' (short for forte - 'loud' in music).
'lengthy rebuke' becomes 'earful' (I've seen this in another clue).
'f'+'earful'='FEARFUL'

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(Other definitions for fearful that I've seen before include "wary" , "Timorous; terrible" , "Scared" , "Apprehensive, worried" , "Timid" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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