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Bad reflection with CD dirties playing (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

discredit

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'bad reflection' is the definition.
'discredit' can be an answer for 'reflection' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'bad' bit.

'with cd dirties playing' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'playing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cd'+'dirties' is 'cddirties'.
'cddirties' is an anagram of 'DISCREDIT'.

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(Other definitions for discredit that I've seen before include "damage to good name" , "Cast doubt" , "Damage reputation of, cause to be disbelieved" , "Loss of reputation" , "Scandal'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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