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Rebuking for stopping (7,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pulling up

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This could be a double definition.

'rebuking' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are present participle verbs, I cannot see how they can define each other.

'stopping' is the second definition.
(pulling up is a kind of stopping)

'for' is the link.

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