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In bad odour? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smelly

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'in bad' is the definition.
'smelly' can be an answer for 'bad' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'in' bit.

'odour?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'odour?' could be 'smell' ('smell' can be a synonym of 'odour') and 'smell' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'y' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for smelly that I've seen before include "Foetid" , "Putrid" , "Having a bad odour" , "Off - humming" , "Odorous" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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