Cryptic crossword clue
Wrongly use double ef in “defiled” 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word BEFOULED

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What does BEFOULED mean?

BEFOULED verb
  1. To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.
  2. (specifically) To defecate on, to soil with excrement.
  3. To stain or mar (for example with infamy or disgrace).
  4. To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.

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