Defames (6)

I believe the answer is:

libels

'defames' is the definition.
(libeling is a kind of defaming)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for libels that I've seen before include "Slanders in writing" , "Publishes false and damaging statement about a person" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today and the Sydney Morning Herald.

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