A black mark? (4)

I believe the answer is:

smut

(Other definitions for smut that I've seen before include "Sooty matter" , "Obscene talk" , "Small soot flake or indecent talk" , "Indecent stuff" , "Soot flake; fungal disease" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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