Missile's point raised creating noxious vapours (7)
I believe the answer is:
miasmas
'noxious vapours' is the definition.
'missile's point raised' is the wordplay.
'missile's' becomes 'sams' (abbreviation for surface-to-air missile).
'point' becomes 'aim' (I've seen this before**).
'raised' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'sams'+'aim'='samsaim'
'samsaim' in reverse letter order is 'MIASMAS'.
'creating' acts as a link.
(Another definition for miasmas that I've seen is " unpleasant atmospheres".)
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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