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Told off, Charlie kept out of sight (4)

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I believe the answer is:

chid

'told off' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'charlie kept out of sight' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'c' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'kept out of sight' becomes 'hid' (I've seen this before).
'c'+'hid'='CHID'

(Other definitions for chid that I've seen before include "rebuked" , "Rated" , "Lectured" , "told off" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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