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Was she beastly to Petruchio? (5)

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shrew

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(Other definitions for shrew that I've seen before include "Nagging woman" , "Mouselike insectivore" , "Petruchio tamed one" , "Small mouselike animal" , "Woman to be tamed?" .)

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