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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Correct by punishment last seen in USA Today puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CHASTEN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CHASTEN Correct by punishment (7) USA Today Feb 5, 2015
33% CHASTENED Corrected by punishment or discipline (9)
3% DEADON Precisely correct (6) LA Times Daily Nov 1, 2026
3% STET Ignore (a correction) (4) Puzzler Backwords Oct 30, 2026
3% RECTOR Correct, ordinarily, about cleric (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Oct 29, 2026
3% ORTHODONTIST Specialist who corrects malocclusion (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 25, 2026
3% PROPER Correct (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 22, 2026
3% CORPORAL Army officer's sort of punishment? (8) (8) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 21, 2026
3% THATSRIGHT "You are correct" (10) New York Times Oct 19, 2026
3% MISTERRIGHT Term correct for ideal man (6,5) (11) Mirror Cryptic Oct 19, 2026

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