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Give a good talking-to (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scold

'give a good talking-to' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for scold that I've seen before include "quarrelsome woman of old?" , "Chide - nag" , "Rebuke; nagging woman" , "Chide or reprimand" , "Chide, rebuke" .)

I've seen this clue in the Wall Street Journal, the LA Times and the L.A. Times Daily.
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