Related Clues:

• Am ablest to administer a beating
• Censure angrily
• A little sheepish over the broken seat. Can you beat that?
• Business graduate least used to hold thrash
• Slate degrees in metal-working
• Beat -- reprimand severely
• Batter — male bats (anag)
• Thrash — reprimand severely
• Give a dressing down to sheepish type on broken seat
• Severely criticise hit in a way that's hard to beat?
• Criticise an innocent creature associated with a wicked set
• Roast meat eaten with end bits cut off
• Alternatively it's "beat" and "slam"
• Harshly criticise
• Berate severely