Brown sky cause (4)

I believe the answer is:

smog

(Other definitions for smog that I've seen before include "Fog polluted by smoke" , "Smoky haze" , "Industrially polluted air" , "Man-made atmospheric pollution" , "Polluted haze" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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