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It gives many Scotches their smoky taste

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peat

(Other definitions for peat that I've seen before include "Decomposed vegetable matter" , "Saturated and compressed vegetable matter, used as fuel when dried out" , "Bog material" , "Form of fuel" , "Vegetable matter in bogs, like turf" .)

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