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Shame about pump or biro (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

opprobrium

'shame' is the definition.
(opprobrium is a kind of shame)

'about pump or biro' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'pump'+'or'+'biro'='pumporbiro'
'pumporbiro' with letters rearranged gives 'OPPROBRIUM'.

(Other definitions for opprobrium that I've seen before include "State, cause, of disgrace" , "Obloquy" , "scandal, perhaps" , "Censure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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