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Punishment (7)

Ross

I think it could be either:

penalty

penance

'punishment' is the definition.
(I know that punishment can be written as penalty)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for penalty that I've seen before include "Punishment; fine" , "kick by footballer" , "Spot kick" , "Perhaps fine" , "Punishment for error (in game)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and the Evening Standard.
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