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Lists parents who suffer minor punishments (5,2,3,5)

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I believe the answer is:

slaps on the wrist

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'lists parents who suffer minor punishments' is the definition.
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'lists parents who suffer' is the wordplay.
'suffer' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'suffering' mean this).
'lists'+'parents'+'who'='listsparentswho'
'listsparentswho' is an anagram of 'SLAPS ON THE WRIST'.

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