The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 plus 3 letter word TICKED OFF
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result TICKED OFF
- Scolded, as things removed from to-do list?
- Scolded Tory leader started to snub summit
- Swell clothing naughty wife's cast off, having dressed down
- Second editor leaving, reprimanded
- Like things you’ve done, perhaps, to be criticised
- Marked as finished and rated
- Checked on list as being reprimanded
- Reprimanded and removed from list
- List of completed jobs might be thus torn into
- Marked as present and reprimanded
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The straight part
We know that "Checked on list/being reprimanded" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case checked on list/being reprimanded = ticked off.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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