### Clue: Long ago, disgraces saint turned upside down by win (8)
### Answer: ATTAINTS 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Long ago, disgraces
 **Reversal of**(… turned upside down) ST(abbrev. for "saint") **placed after**(by, in an across clue) ATTAIN(to win;to get).
Defn: Dishonours;taints.
Answer: Not all dictionaries indicate it as obsolete;used long ago.