Slanderous statement (4)

I believe the answer is:

slur

(Other definitions for slur that I've seen before include "Speak indistinctly, as a drunk might" , "Slight, insult" , "Disparage" , "Disparagement" , "Stigma" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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