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Bound and beaten (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lashed

I believe this is a double definition.

'bound' is the first definition.
(lashing is a kind of binding)

'beaten' is the second definition.
(lashing is a kind of beating)

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for lashed that I've seen before include "severely punished" , "Verbally attacked" , "Tied -- beaten" , "Fastened securely" , "Flogged" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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