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Disreputable - no, dreadful - suitor stuck with ring (9)

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I believe the answer is:

notorious

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'disreputable' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'no dreadful suitor stuck with ring' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'no' could be 'o' (resembles 0 - 'no' can mean 'zero') and 'o' is found in the answer.
'ring' could be 'o' (letter resembling a ring) and 'o' is found within the answer.
an anagram of 'suitor' is 'trious' which is located in the remaining letters.
A single letter 'n' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for notorious that I've seen before include "Scandalous" , "worthy of shame?" , "Infamous" , "Famous for bad deeds" , "Disgraceful" .)

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