Answer: shrift

AnswerCrossword Clue
SHRIFTShort...
shrifta remission of sins pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of reconciliation
shriftthe act of shriving, also SHRIVING
shriftnfessional
SHRIFTShort ... (quick work)
SHRIFTConfession, formerly
SHRIFTShort ... (unsympathetic rejection)
SHRIFTWith "short," an unsympathetic rejection
SHRIFTWith "short," a curt rejection
SHRIFTMake short ... of (give little attention)
SHRIFTShort ... (summary treatment)
SHRIFTShort ... (little attention)
SHRIFTGive short ...
SHRIFTShort ... (little consideration).
SHRIFTShort ...
SHRIFTShort ....
SHRIFTShort ... (quick work).
SHRIFTShort .. (lack of attention)