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Smell bottom of toddler — it's alarming! (4)

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I believe the answer is:

reek

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'smell' is the definition.
(reek is a kind of smell)

'bottom of toddler it's alarming' is the wordplay.
'bottom of' indicates one should take the final letters.
'it's alarming' becomes 'eek' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
The last letter of 'toddler' is 'r'.
'r'+'eek'='REEK'

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(Other definitions for reek that I've seen before include "Fume" , "Smell like 12 Across" , "Smell of smoke in Kerry?" , "terrible smell" , "Smell, like a Kerry mountain?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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