Harsh reception (5,6)
I believe the answer is:
short shrift
(Other definitions for short shrift that I've seen before include "Curt treatment" , "Brief and unsympathetic treatment" , "Summary treatment of a matter" .)
I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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