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Scold harshly; castigate (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

berate

This clue is a double definition.

'scold harshly' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'castigate' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for berate that I've seen before include "Carpet" , "Angrily scold/criticise" , "Scold; angrily criticise" , "Scold harshly" , "slate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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