Reprimanding, rebuking formally (9)

I believe the answer is:

censuring

This clue is a double definition.

'reprimanding' is the first definition.
('censure' can be a synonym of 'reprimand')

'rebuking formally' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Another definition for censuring that I've seen is " Reprimanding, rebuking formally".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times and the Irish Times (Simplex).

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