Having a pungent odor (5)

I believe the answer is:

acrid

(Other definitions for acrid that I've seen before include "causing corrosion" , "Unpleasantly strong-smelling" , "Bitter in smell, like smoke" , "Greek goddess" , "Sarcastic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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