Smog element (5)

I believe the answer is:

ozone

(Other definitions for ozone that I've seen before include "Condensed oxygen; sea air" , "Allotrope of oxygen" , "Gas forming screen against ultraviolet radiation in the stratosphere" , "Toxic form of oxygen" , "Form of atmospheric oxygen" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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