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Makes dirty (5)

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I believe the answer is:

soils

'makes dirty' is the definition.
('soil' can be a synonym of 'make dirty')

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for soils that I've seen before include "Stains" , "Makes dirty" .)

I've seen this clue in the L.A. Times Daily, the Universal, the Newsday.com, the King Feature Syndicate, the Irish Times (Simplex) and The Times.
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