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Sodium smell coming into existence (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nascent

'coming into existence' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'sodium smell' is the wordplay.
'sodium' becomes 'NA' (chemical symbol).
'smell' becomes 'scent' (synonyms).
'na'+'scent'='NASCENT'

(Other definitions for nascent that I've seen before include "Developing" , "Starting existence" , "Incipient" , "awakening" , "coming into circulation?" .)

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