Fellow recorded as punished (7)
I believe the answer is:
flogged
'punished' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I don't understand how one could define the other.
'fellow recorded' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'f' (abbreviation - of a society etc.).
'recorded' becomes 'logged' (logging is a kind of recording).
'f'+'logged'='FLOGGED'
'as' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for flogged that I've seen before include "Lashed -- sold" , "Beat severely or sold" .)