Widely known to be disreputable (8)

I believe the answer is:

infamous

(Other definitions for infamous that I've seen before include "Dishonourable" , "Disgraceful" , "Of evil repute" , "Notorious, having evil reputation" , "Notorious, having very bad reputation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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