Sordid dirt (7)

I believe the answer is:

squalor

(Other definitions for squalor that I've seen before include "State of misery and filth" , "Sleaziness, mean poverty" , "Dirty conditions" , "Unpleasant dirtiness" , "Dirt and untidiness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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