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Chastens (7)

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I believe the answer is:

subdues

'chastens' is the definition.
('subdue' can be a synonym of 'chasten')

This is all the clue.

(Another definition for subdues that I've seen is " Quietens, overcomes".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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