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Smell that's nothing serious (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

odour

'smell' is the definition.
('odour' can be a synonym of 'smell')

'nothing serious' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'o' (looks like zero - 0).
'serious' becomes 'dour' (I've seen this in other clues).
'o'+'dour'='ODOUR'

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for odour that I've seen before include "Small, aroma" , "pervasive quality" , "Whiff" , "Regard" , "Smell, redolence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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