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Ancient Romans made it from soot (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ink

(Other definitions for ink that I've seen before include "Liquid from a squid" , "Fluid from cuttlefish" , "Liquid used in printing" , "Liquid used to write" , "Writing fluid" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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