Related Clues:

• Can this be the speed to read the riot act?
• Verbally attack Yank joining teachers union
• Denounce, looking back, thanks from storyteller
• Give a dressing down to sheepish type on broken seat
• Unusually irate, not otherwise disposed to attack
• Severely criticise hit in a way that's hard to beat?
• Carpet beater needs slight modification
• Scold with energy in terrible onslaught
• Criticise an innocent creature associated with a wicked set
• Blackleg infiltrating Labour Party slate
• Angrily scold/criticise
• Extremely bizarre charge for carpet
• Roast meat eaten with end bits cut off
• Alternatively it's "beat" and "slam"
• Harshly criticise