Offshore figure, one blocking direct defamation (7,8)
I believe the answer is:
channel islander
'offshore figure one blocking' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.
'direct defamation' is the wordplay.
'direct' becomes 'channel' (channeling is a kind of directing).
'defamation' becomes 'islander' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'channel'+'islander'='CHANNEL ISLANDER'
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