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Reportedly penalised for discovery (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

find

'discovery' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'reportedly penalised' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'penalised' becomes 'fined' (synonyms).
'fined' is a homophone of 'FIND'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for find that I've seen before include "Track down" , "Acquisition" , "Discover by chance" , "Locate or discover" , "Discovery" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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