Passionate Desire Reproved Having To Be Purified Crossword Clue

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	verb • purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials
	36%	7		Odd having passionate desire over a period of five years
	noun • a period lasting five years • a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census
	31%	10		Reproved harshly
	verb • censure severely • inflict severe punishment on

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	Clue	Source
1	Odd having passionate desire over a period of five years The Guardian Everyman - 09 Dec 2012	The Guardian Everyman / 09 Dec 2012
2	Purified New York Times - 06 Jan 1986	New York Times / 06 Jan 1986
3	Purified; refined New York Times - 07 Dec 1981	New York Times / 07 Dec 1981
4	Reproved New York Times - 08 Nov 1976	New York Times / 08 Nov 1976
5	Reproved harshly
6	Severely reproved
7	___ task (reproved) New York Times - 01 Sep 1977	New York Times / 01 Sep 1977

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