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‘Snake’
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language
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slander
(7)
‘Snake’ – language of slander (7)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
See "slander" sitting there at the end — that's your definition, meaning to defame someone, cast aspersions. For the wordplay, take ASP for the snake, then stick ERSE on after it, that's the old name for the Gaelic language, and the two together give you the word for slandering someone.