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Possibly fall in late? Go for punishment (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flagellation

'punishment' is the definition.
(flagellation is a kind of punishment)

'possibly fall in late? go' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'fall'+'in'+'late'+'go'='fallinlatego'
'fallinlatego' anagrammed gives 'FLAGELLATION'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for flagellation that I've seen before include "Flogging" , "Scourging" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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