Slanders (7)
I believe the answer is:
defames
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">slanders</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('defame' can be a synonym of 'slander')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for defames that I've seen before include "Besmirches" , "Asperses" .)