Excoriates MBAs Tesla sacked (9)

I believe the answer is:

lambastes

'excoriates' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'mbas tesla sacked' is the wordplay.
'sacked' indicates anagramming the letters (sack can mean to destroy).
'mbas'+'tesla'='mbastesla'
'mbastesla' is an anagram of 'LAMBASTES'.

(Another definition for lambastes that I've seen is " Severely reprimands".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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