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Offal after time is strong-smelling (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tripe

'offal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'after time is strong-smelling' is the wordplay.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'time' becomes 't'.
'is strong-smelling' becomes 'ripe' (I've seen this before).
't' put next to 'ripe' is 'TRIPE'.

(Other definitions for tripe that I've seen before include "Ruminant's stomach lining" , "Stomach for consumption; nonsense" , "Rubbish (colloq.)" , "Balderdash" , "Bunk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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