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Mr Leslie, out of tune, is humming more? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smellier

'humming more?' is the definition.

'mr leslie out of tune' is the wordplay.
'out of tune' indicates anagramming the letters.
'mr'+'leslie'='mrleslie'
'mrleslie' with letters rearranged gives 'SMELLIER'.

'is' is the link.

(Another definition for smellier that I've seen is " More pongy".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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