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noun • the act of punishing, or the infliction of a penalty • a payment required for not fulfilling a contract • the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition • (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game | ||||||||
| 29% | 10 | After ten rounds men part, resorting to an underhand tactic | ||||||
noun • a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials | ||||||||
| 26% | 7 | Number equal to ten times ten | ||||||
noun • ten 10s adjective satellite • being ten more than ninety | ||||||||
Play Ten Rounds As Punishment Crossword Clue
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PENALTY which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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PENALTY
Updated: October 14, 2023
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