Scent what one might do with flour, did you say? (5)
I believe the answer is:
civet
'scent' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for civet that I've seen before include "A cat, its musky perfume" , "Wild animal" , "Cat; scent" , "Cat-like carnivore" , "Afro-Asian catlike creature which secretes a powerful odour from its glands" .)