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Disrepute of one fella naughtily grabbing maiden (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ill fame

'disrepute' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'one fella naughtily grabbing maiden' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'naughtily' indicates an anagram.
'grabbing' indicates putting letters inside.
'maiden' becomes 'm' (cricket abbreviation).
'fella' anagrammed gives 'llfae'.
'llfae' going around 'm' is 'llfame'.
'i'+'llfame'='ILL-FAME'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ill fame that I've seen before include "bad report" , "notoriety" , "bad reputation" , "celebrity of sorts" , "Disrepute" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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