Defamation in spoken form (7)

I believe the answer is:

slander

(Other definitions for slander that I've seen before include "muckraking!" , "backbiting" , "Malicious speech" , "Speak ill of" , "Sling mud at" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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