Boy repeatedly beaten (3-3)
I believe the answer is:
tom-tom
'boy repeatedly beaten' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'boy repeatedly' is the wordplay.
'boy' becomes 'tom' (**).
'repeatedly' says to double the letters.
'tom' duplicated is 'TOM-TOM'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tom-tom that I've seen before include "Tall jazz drum" , "Hand-beaten drum" , "African hand-drum of repetitive kind" , "Cylindrical drum" , "Small drum beaten with hands" .)