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Retaliatory Crossword Clue

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verb

• To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.

• To take vengeance.

• To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on.

noun

• The act by which somebody is avenged.

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adjective satellite

• disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge

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Telegraph Quick21 May 2023 Across 10 TIT-FOR-TAT
New York Times08 Oct 1977 Across 48
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