The __ and Stick, Way of Reward and Punishment

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Apothecary, Group 1977, Puzzle 3 (Pestle and Mortar).

Question is: The __ and Stick, Way of Reward and Punishment

and the answer is: CARROT

Word Meaning:

CARROT — A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus.

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