Haul over the coals after summer's initial chill (5)

I believe the answer is:

scold

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'haul over the coals' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'after summer's initial chill' is the wordplay.
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'initial' indicates taking the first letters.
'chill' becomes 'cold' (I've seen this before).
The first letter of 'summers' is 's'.
's' next to 'cold' is 'SCOLD'.

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(Other definitions for scold that I've seen before include "Angrily rebuke" , "Upbraid" , "Complaining woman" , "Chide - fishwife" , "Rebuke; nagging woman" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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