| Clue | Length | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| unsubstantiated accusation, usually | 5 letters | smear |
| ||
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- Aspersion
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- badge of infamy
- bar sinister
- Baton
- Beat
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- begild
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- besmutch
- besoil
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- bestain
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- Black eye
- Black mark
- blackening
- Blank ......
- bloodstain
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- broad arrow
- brush on paint
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- calcimine
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- deep dye
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- defilement
- denigration
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- engild
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- fast dye
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- glycerolate
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- Japan
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