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Boys Kept In During Awful Beating Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is DRUBBING which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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noun

• a sound defeat

• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

32%8 Learner involved in awful beating — that's evident
adjective

• perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch

• (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value

• capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt

adjective satellite

• capable of being treated as fact

27%3 "Awful, just awful!"
interjection

• Used to express repugnance, disgust, or annoyance.

• Used to express inarticulate vocalisations, such as used by a caveman.

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The Guardian Cryptic20 Jan 2011 Across 23
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