Reprimand Surrey captain over loftily dropping openers (5)

I believe the answer is:

scold

'reprimand' is the definition.
('scold' can be a synonym of 'reprimand')

'surrey captain over loftily dropping openers' is the wordplay.
'openers' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'surrey captain over loftily dropping' is 'SCOLD'.

(Other definitions for scold that I've seen before include "Complaining woman" , "Chide - fishwife" , "Rate" , "quarrelsome woman of old?" , "Censure, berate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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