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verb • make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil | ||||||||
| 30% | 10 | One who practices self-flogging as an act of penance | ||||||
noun • a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification • a person who whips himself as a religious penance | ||||||||
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noun • the act of whipping with a horsewhip | ||||||||
To Perform Flogging Is To Act As The Empire Did Crossword Clue
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STRIKEBACK which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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STRIKEBACK
Updated: October 14, 2023
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1 | Act of flogging with a long leather whip | |
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5 | One who practices self-flogging as an act of penance | |
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18 Jul 2000 | The Guardian Cryptic / 18 Jul 2000 |
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