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Smelling no wickedness? Good! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nosing

'smelling' is the definition.
(nosing is a kind of smelling)

'no wickedness? good' is the wordplay.
'wickedness?' becomes 'sin' ('sin' can be a synonym of 'wickedness').
'good' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'no'+'sin'+'g'='NOSING'

(Other definitions for nosing that I've seen before include "Moving slowly" , "Sign on (anag)" , "Being inquisitive; advancing slowly" , "like bloodhound on trail" , "going, gradually" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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