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Castigate, chastise (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lambast

I believe this is a double definition.

'castigate' is the first definition.
(I know that castigate is a more specific form of the action lambast)

'chastise' is the second definition.
(I know that chastise is a more specific form of the action lambast)

(Other definitions for lambast that I've seen before include "Be harsh critic of" , "Reprimand" , "Beat severely" , "Criticise severely" , "rubbish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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