Odds of criminal receiving fifty lashes? (5)
I believe the answer is:
cilia
'lashes?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cilia that I've seen before include "Structures on cells" , "Are they raised to question" , "lashes?" , "Eyelashes" .)