### Clue: Cast aspersions on circle embarrassed over sex appeal (9)
### Answer: DISCREDIT 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Cast aspersions on
 DISC(a flat thing in a circular shape) + RED(embarrassed/what you are when you blush) **placed above**(over, in a down clue) IT(sex appeal, the "it" in the "it girls").**
The original It Girl: