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Slag off Guardian setter, turning on a Guardian setter (6)

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I believe the answer is:

defame

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'slag off guardian' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'setter turning on a guardian setter' is the wordplay.
'setter' becomes 'Fed' (Fed is a Guardian crossword setter).
'turning' says the letters should be written backwards.
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'guardian setter' becomes 'me' (the setter of the clue. I am not sure about the 'guardian' bit.).
'fed' reversed gives 'def'.
'def'+'a'+'me'='DEFAME'

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(Other definitions for defame that I've seen before include "Injure the reputation of" , "to pretetrate slander?" , "Damage the reputation (of someone)" , "Attack good reputation, speak ill of" , "Malign" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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