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| 3 | 34% | 8 | Form of corporal punishment | |
Journalist Having Gone To Jail Is Given Corporal Punishment Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
CANED which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
CANED
Updated: October 14, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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We think the answer is "CANED" which means:
- noun
- • A stick that people can lean on to help them walk
- • A strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
- • A stiff switch, used to hit (usually students) as punishment verb
- • Beat with a cane adjective
- • Intoxicated by alcohol or drugs
- • Filled with white flakes; mothery; said of vinegar when containing mother.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He caned the bully for his misconduct."
- • "The teacher caned the student for cheating on the test."
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Clue Last Found In...
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| The Guardian Cryptic03 Oct 2003 | Across 14 | |
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