"A moral, sensible, and well-bred man / Will not ____ me, and no other can” (Cowper) (7)

I believe the answer is:

affront

(Other definitions for affront that I've seen before include "Deliberate insult or show of disrespect" , "Indignity" , "Insult openly" , "Slap in the face" , "Insult, offend" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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