The Clue
Raked over the coals (9 letter answer)
The Answer
LAMBASTED
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Notes
The answer LAMBASTED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
LAMBASTE as a verb:
1. (cane, flog, lambaste, lambast) = beat with a cane
2. (call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast) = censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"