Smacked for having been playing with scissors? (7)
I believe the answer is:
clipped
'smacked' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for clipped that I've seen before include "Fastened; shorn" , "Trimmed" , "Sharp" , "Cut short" .)