Not punished for ruining the drapes (6)
I believe the answer is:
spared
'not punished' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with social activities as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'ruining the drapes' is the wordplay.
'ruining' indicates anagramming the letters.
'drapes' anagrammed gives 'SPARED'.
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for spared that I've seen before include "Treated mercifully" , "Refrained from hurting, was merciful towards" , "Showed mercy, refrained from hurting" , "Let off by padres" , "Avoided incurring" .)