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Perfume was posted, we hear (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scent

'perfume' is the definition.
(I know that perfume can be written as scent)

'posted we hear' is the wordplay.
'posted' becomes 'sent' ('send' can be a synonym of 'post').
'we hear' shows a homophone (sound like).
'sent' is a homophone of 'SCENT'.

'was' is the link.

(Other definitions for scent that I've seen before include "Distinctive smell" , "Clue" , "Track; aroma" , "Number of clues" , "Get wind of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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