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Like
people
around
one,
they
can
be
cast
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Like people around one, they can be cast (10)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
they can be cast is your definition — you cast aspersions, of course. Then the wordplay builds it up: AS PERSONS (like people) is wrapped around I (one), slotting the I in to give you ASPERS-I-ONS.