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Medical examiner may take this slander (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smear

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'medical examiner may take this' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'slander' is the second definition.
(I know that smear is a type of slander)

(Other definitions for smear that I've seen before include "Blur, smudge" , "nasty mark" , "False accusation; blur" , "False report" , "Badmouth" .)

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