The puny stag, being unruly, gets punished there (7,4)
I believe the answer is:
naughty step
'punished there' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'the puny stag being unruly' is the wordplay.
'being unruly' is an anagram indicator.
'the'+'puny'+'stag'='thepunystag'
'thepunystag' is an anagram of 'NAUGHTY STEP'.
'gets' acts as a link.
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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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