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Slander from French celebrity (6)

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I believe the answer is:

defame

'slander' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'from french celebrity' is the wordplay.
'from french' becomes 'de' (French for 'from').
'celebrity' becomes 'fame' (celebrity can mean the quality of being famous).
'de'+'fame'='DEFAME'

(Other definitions for defame that I've seen before include "Traduce" , "Asperse" , "libel" , "Damage (someone's) reputation" , "to pretetrate slander?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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