Ascribe (something bad to a person) (6)

I believe the answer is:

impute

(Other definitions for impute that I've seen before include "Ascribe (crime etc) to someone" , "Attribute or ascribe - say fault" , "Attribute (misdeed) to someone" , "Ascribe, assign" , "Ascribe (something unpleasant)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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