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Pick up smell, perhaps (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sense

This clue is a double definition.

'pick up' is the first definition.
('sense' can be a synonym of 'pick up')

'smell perhaps' is the second definition.
(smell is a kind of sense)

(Other definitions for sense that I've seen before include "Reason; perceive" , "Logic" , "Eg, sight, smell" , "Sat lazily; hung loosely" , "Nous" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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