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Defame (5)

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'defame' is the definition.
(I know that libel is a more specific form of defame)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for libel that I've seen before include "false report" , "Crime of publishing false statement that damages reputation" , "False and malicious publication to defame" , "Write ill of" , "A published false statement that damages someone" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Independent, The Guardian and the Evening Standard.
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