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Dirty second child kept outside old peasant commune (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smirch

(Other definitions for smirch that I've seen before include "Discredit as with reputation" , "Make dirty" , "Smear" , "soil" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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