Tarnish - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'tarnish' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for taint that I've seen before include "Tarnish" , "soil" , "Rot, spoil, define" , "black mark" , "Source of infection" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, the Universal, The Independent, The Wall Street Journal, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Washington Post, the Sydney Morning Herald, the USA Today, the LA Times, The New York Times and The Guardian.

'tarnish' is the definition.
(I know that tarnish can be written as sully)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for sully that I've seen before include "Besmirch" , "Taint" , "Defile" , "Stain or tarnish" , "Make dirty" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, the Universal, The Independent, The Wall Street Journal, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The Washington Post, the Sydney Morning Herald, the USA Today, the LA Times, The New York Times and The Guardian.

'tarnish' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for soil that I've seen before include "refuse" , "Sully with earth" , "Dirty - dirt" , "Top layer of the surface of the earth" , "Earth for growing" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and The Telegraph.

'tarnish' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for blot that I've seen before include "bad mark" , "Blemish made with ink" , "Stain (on one's character?)" , "Smudge (on escutcheon?)" , "Dark mark or stain" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and The Telegraph.

'tarnish' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for mark that I've seen before include "Smudge" , "Note Germany currency" , "Scar; note" , "Indicate" , "Identify" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and The Telegraph.

Tarnish (5)