"The wife, where danger or ____ lurks, / Safest and seemliest by her husband stays” (Paradise Lost) (9)
I believe the answer is:
dishonour
(Other definitions for dishonour that I've seen before include "Shame" , "disgrace" , "scandal" , "Slight" .)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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