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I believe the answer is:

smog

(Other definitions for smog that I've seen before include "Pea-souper" , "Pollutant fog" , "Smokey fog" , "Pollutant haze" , "Bad visibility caused by emissions from chimneys" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.

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