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Punish devious cheats to a point (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chasten

'punish' is the definition.
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'devious cheats to a point' is the wordplay.
'devious' is an anagram indicator.
'to a point' becomes 'n' (N is an example**).
'cheats' with letters rearranged gives 'chaste'.
'chaste'+'n'='CHASTEN'

(Other definitions for chasten that I've seen before include "Subdue - a stench (anag)" , "Castigate or punish" , "Suppress" , "Subdue the pride of, discipline" , "Subdue, correct by punishing" .)

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