Reprimanding no head for flogging (6)
I believe the answer is:
hiding
'flogging' is the definition.
'reprimanding no head' is the wordplay.
'reprimanding' becomes 'chiding' (to chide is to tell off or reprimand).
'no head' means to remove the first letter.
'chiding' with its initial letter taken off is 'HIDING'.
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for hiding that I've seen before include "Covering up" , "Harm, damage" , "Concealment - punishment" , "Thrashing; lying low" , "Physical beating" .)