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Fragrance to sell around Maidenhead (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smell

'fragrance' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'sell around maidenhead' is the wordplay.
'around' is an insertion indicator.
'maidenhead' becomes 'm' (head letter of 'maiden').
'sell' enclosing 'm' is 'SMELL'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for smell that I've seen before include "Perceive through the nose" , "Unpleasant odour" , "Aroma" , "stink" , "Scent" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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