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> This case will show how widespread has been the reputation of this man.
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In this sentence there is a subordinate clause:

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> *how widespread has been **the reputation of this man***.
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The subject of this clause is *the reputation of this man*. However, it comes *after* the verb form *has been*. The subject and verb have been inverted.

What is this strange inversion. Is it correct?