Speak ill of (6)

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malign

'speak ill of' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for malign that I've seen before include "Evil - cancerous" , "Wicked, evil" , "Evil, baleful" , "Bad-mouth" , "Evil in nature" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the LA Times and The New York Times.

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