The Clue
Administered corporal punishment (7 letter answer)
The Answer
PADDLED
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Notes
The answer PADDLED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
PADDLE as a verb:
1. propel with a paddle; "paddle your own canoe"
2. (dabble, paddle, splash around) = play in or as if in water, as of small children
3. swim like a dog in shallow water
4. (toddle, coggle, totter, dodder, paddle, waddle) = walk unsteadily; "small children toddle"
5. (spank, paddle, larrup) = give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
6. stir with a paddle