The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 4 letter word ILL FAME
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More clues leading to the result ILL FAME
- I'm going to run away from border in disgrace
- Sick notes in disrepute
- The notoriety only a hypochondriac would enjoy
- Reputation for enjoying poor health? Shame!
- Notoriety of the Italian love object with lowered head
- Disrepute of one fella naughtily grabbing maiden
- Tyro left Florida, got into crime, caught right away in disgrace
- Notoriety of a film with the French characters
- Oddly flat and meek after being sick, leading to low esteem
- One naughty fella embracing maiden of disrepute
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "low esteem" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case low esteem = ill fame.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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