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Furious screed did it - it ruined their good name (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

discredited

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'furious screed did it it ruined their good name' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'furious screed did it' is the wordplay.
'furious' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'screed'+'did'+'it'='screeddidit'
'screeddidit' with letters rearranged gives 'DISCREDITED'.

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(Other definitions for discredited that I've seen before include "Shown to be false" , "One treating dirty garments" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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