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Pummel (5)

Ross

I think it could be either:

cream

punch

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">pummel</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for punch that I've seen before include "Vigorous blow" , "Act violently" , "Strike, Judy's husband" , "Slug - mixed drink" , "Hook, maybe" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the Evening Standard.
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