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Soot (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grime

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">soot</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for grime that I've seen before include "an ingrained phenomenon" , "Dirt, grease" , "Filth, dirt" , "Muck" , "Engrained dirt" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press and the Evening Standard.
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