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Newspaper divides EU country: it stinks! (9)

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I believe the answer is:

fragrance

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'it stinks' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'newspaper divides eu country' is the wordplay.
'newspaper' becomes 'rag' (rag is a kind of newspaper).
'divides' is an insertion indicator.
'eu country' becomes 'france'.
'rag' going inside 'france' is 'FRAGRANCE'.

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(Other definitions for fragrance that I've seen before include "Sweet smell" , "that may be bottled up" , "Cologne, perhaps" , "Pleasant scent" , "Pleasant smell" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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