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Sid cheats badly and is punished (9)

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I believe the answer is:

chastised

'is punished' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'sid cheats badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sid'+'cheats'='sidcheats'
'sidcheats' is an anagram of 'CHASTISED'.

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for chastised that I've seen before include "beaten" , "Sad ethics (anag.)" , "Rebuked" , "Severely reprimanded" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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