"Oh, shoot" (4)

I think it could be either:

crud

nuts

(Other definitions for crud that I've seen before include "Unpleasant substance" , "worthless stuff" , "radioactive waste" , "That's disgusting" , "Disgustingly foul substance" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times and the Universal.

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