### Clue: Something that might be laid on two men in short showing bad faith (8)
### Answer: BETRAYAL 
 ### Explanation: Definition: bad faith
 BET(something that might be laid/placed, as in "Lay your bets please .." at a casino table) **placed above**(on, in a down clue) RAY,AL(short forms for the two masculine names, Raymond and Alan, respectively).