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Smear with ink? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

libel

'smear with ink?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for libel that I've seen before include "Defame falsely" , "false report" , "Calumnious writing" , "Written defamation" , "smear on paper" .)

I've seen this clue in the L.A. Times Daily, The Telegraph, The Washington Post, The Sun and the LA Times.
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