Rebuke From Some Number At Embassy

[Flashgit]

9 letters

[janbee]

castigate

[scorpiojo]

Not ber a te?

[scorpiojo]

Oops

[Baldric]

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[Flashgit]

Found an answer to another one which would make the answer to the above start with a B

[scorpiojo]

Is it 6 or 9 letters?

[Flashgit]

Sorry I'm picking up the wrong number of letters. It is 6 letters berate sounds good, but I do not understand the embassy bit I get the ate ( number) bit . Any explanation would be gratefully received

[scorpiojo]

Berate is hidden in the clue

[scorpiojo]

Berate = rebuke

[Flashgit]

Thanks I get the meaning berate=rebuke, it was the embassy bit that threw me. Thanks again. I'm too thick for some of these clues.

[scorpiojo]

You're welcome