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Aspersion (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slur

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">aspersion</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for slur that I've seen before include "Slight - incoherence in speech" , "making indistinct sound" , "Disparage" , "Negative comment" , "Slight - drawl" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, The Sun, The Telegraph, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian and the Evening Standard.
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