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Decorating Audacious Men Libels Them Crossword Clue

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noun

• elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

• a superfluous ornament

• the act of adding extraneous decorations to something

35%7 Someone who libels others
noun

• one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel

35%10 One who libels or defames others
noun

• one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)

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