The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word LAMBASTED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result LAMBASTED
- Criticised innocent youngster when meeting oldrocker
- Roasted meat cut, kept moist during cooking
- Carpeted stable dam wrecked
- Strongly criticised meat roasted without radicchio trimmings
- … beaten, innocent creature endured being beheaded
- Criticised frightfully bad meal with stone in it
- Criticised having kept going without a doctor
- Animal like trend, not even condemned
- Taken to task as a doctor entered, went on for a while
- Censured someone who's gentle as a Kennedy
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The straight part
We know that "Strongly criticised" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case strongly criticised = lambasted.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LAMBASTED mean?
LAMBASTED verb- To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
- (dated in UK English but not US English) To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.