Blue books, e.g. (4)

I believe the answer is:

smut

(Other definitions for smut that I've seen before include "(Speck) of dirt" , "porn?" , "black spot" , "Soot flake or sexual innuendo" , "(Small piece of ) filth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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