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Sanction (8)

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(Other definitions for penalise that I've seen before include "See plain (anag.)" , "Inflict punishment on" , "Perhaps, fine" , "Disadvantage unfairly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, the Evening Standard, The Guardian and The Telegraph.
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