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Officer In A Rush To Inflict Punishment Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SCOURGE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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99%7Exact Match!
noun

• a whip used to inflict punishment

• something causing misery or death

• a person who inspires fear or dread

verb

• punish severely; excoriate

• whip

• cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

36%7Inflict capital punishment upon
verb

• kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

• murder in a planned fashion

• put in effect

• carry out the legalities of

• carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

• carry out or perform an action

• sign in the presence of witnesses

36%7Inflict corporal punishment on kid, for example
noun

• an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

verb

• whip with a leather strap

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The Guardian Cryptic26 Feb 2015 Down 17
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