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Black stuff that could be blue (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smut

I believe this is a triple definition!

'black' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'stuff' is the second definition.
(I have seen 'Obscene stuff' mean 'smut' so perhaps 'stuff' could also mean 'smut')

'that' acts as a link.

'could be blue' is the third definition.
('blue' can mean pornographic or smutty)

(Other definitions for smut that I've seen before include "Soot flake; cereal disease" , "Flake of soot or dirt" , "Salacious material" , "Soot, dirt, grit" , "Small flake of dirt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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