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After rant, head arranged to punish humiliatingly (3,3,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tar and feather

'punish humiliatingly' is the definition.
(tarring and feathering was a historical punishment)

'after rant head arranged' is the wordplay.
'arranged' is an anagram indicator.
'after'+'rant'+'head'='afterranthead'
'afterranthead' anagrammed gives 'TAR-AND-FEATHER'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for tar and feather that I've seen before include "Punish with humiliating coverings" , "Unofficially punish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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