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Besmirch (3)

Ross

I think it could be either:

mar

tar

'besmirch' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for tar that I've seen before include "Kind of rat for sailor" , "Viscous liquid; sailor" , "Black substance, used on roads" , "Harmful tobacco residue" , "Viscous bituminous substance" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Sunday Times and the LA Times.
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