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Strict (5)

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<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">strict</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for stern that I've seen before include "Forbidding, austere" , "Rigorous - back of boat" , "Inflexible; back" , "enforcing submission" , "Harsh at the back of the ship" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald, the USA Today, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, The Star Tribune, The Telegraph and The New York Times.
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