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Charlie conceals rebukes (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chides

'rebukes' is the definition.
(I know this)

'charlie conceals' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'c' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'conceals' becomes 'hides' ('hide' can be a synonym of 'conceal').
'c'+'hides'='CHIDES'

(Other definitions for chides that I've seen before include "Censures severely or angrily" , "Admonishes, rebukes" , "Scolds, rebukes" , "Admonishes, reproves" , "Admonishes, scolds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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