Fungal disease of cereals (4)

I believe the answer is:

smut

(Other definitions for smut that I've seen before include "Erotica" , "Soot flake; cereal disease" , "Obscene stuff" , "Mildly obscene remarks" , "Disease of cereal grass" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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