Evil arising in French family giving a bad reputation (3,4)
I believe the answer is:
ill fame
'bad reputation' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ill fame that I've seen before include "A house of . . . . . . . is a brothel" , "bad report" , "celebrity of sorts" , "bad reputation" , "Disrepute" .)