Punishment for an offence (7)

I believe the answer is:

penalty

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

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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