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cracker222 | 19:19 Thu 05th Jan 2017 | Crosswords
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After much cheating, there's just one I can't parse: 4d Men once rebuked for elaborate bloomer (6) ORCHID - Why?
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Orchid - 'o(ther) r(anks)' (men) + 'chid' (old [once] "rebuked")
19:20 Thu 05th Jan 2017
Orchid - 'o(ther) r(anks)' (men) + 'chid' (old [once] "rebuked")
Men = OR + CHID

Chid

verb - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"
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I've heard of CHIDE, but I've now eventually found a reference to CHID as past participle. I should have got OR though! Thanks

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