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Covered in writing fluid — and smelly? No way (4)

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I believe the answer is:

inky

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'covered in writing fluid' is the definition.
(covered in ink)

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(Other definitions for inky that I've seen before include "Pitch-black" , "Black; drunk (Aus. sl.)" , "Marked by leaky pen" , "Leaked on by pen" , "Dark; stained" .)

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