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Beat or push in, possibly (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

punish

'beat' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'push in possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' is an anagram indicator.
'push'+'in'='pushin'
'pushin' is an anagram of 'PUNISH'.

'or' is the link.

(Other definitions for punish that I've seen before include "exact retribution" , "Mete out penalty to" , "Discipline" , "Sentence" , "Castigate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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