The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DEMERIT
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More clues leading to the result DEMERIT
- In getting up fast, I remedy fault
- French reputed to be holding back army unit in desert as before
- Something shameful done in uprising, the speaker admitted
- Fault of French and Italian blocking me on river
- Entire media, on reflection, admitting fault
- French said to be holding back army unit in desert as before
- Self-absorbed. Tried to correct this fault
- Short signal about flipping engineers finding fault
- Wrongly tried me for fault
- Fed up, turned myself in, showing weakness
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The straight part
We know that "fault" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case fault = demerit.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DEMERIT mean?
DEMERIT noun- A quality of being inadequate; a fault; a disadvantage
- A mark given for bad conduct to a person attending an educational institution or serving in the army.
- That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert.
- To deserve.
- To depreciate or cry down.