Flick, as a cigarette, informally (3)

I believe the answer is:

ash

(Other definitions for ash that I've seen before include "Silvery-grey" , "Volcanic dust" , "... for this maybe" , "Part of forest" , "In fireplace it may be" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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