Being reprimanded re floor covering (2,3,6)
I believe the answer is:
on the carpet
'being reprimanded re floor covering' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'being reprimanded re floor covering' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'being' could be 'pet' (pet is a kind of being) and 'pet' is present in the answer.
'covering' could be 'theca' (theca is a kind of covering) and 'theca' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for on the carpet that I've seen is " Severely reprimanded by someone in authority".)