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Make law on corporal punishment turn teacher's head (5)

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I believe the answer is:

enact

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

'corporal punishment turn teacher's head' is the wordplay.
'corporal punishment' becomes 'cane' (I've seen this before. I am not sure about the 'corporal' bit.).
'turn' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'head' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'teachers' is 't'.
'cane' back-to-front is 'enac'.
'enac'+'t'='ENACT'

'on' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for enact that I've seen before include "Official order" , "get into law" , "Put on stage or statute book" , "Make (a bill) law" , "Authorize" .)

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