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As
written,
I
must
be
punishable
by
death
(7)
As written, I must be punishable by death (7)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
It's a double definition, with both halves pointing at the same word. As written, I must be is the first, since the pronoun "I" always has to be written as a capital letter. punishable by death gives the second, as in a capital offence, and the two meanings land on the same answer.