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Speck of soot (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smut

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">speck of soot</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for smut that I've seen before include "Cereal disease; filth" , "Dirt or immoral talk" , "Dirty stuff" , "Dirty jokes - black mark" , "Dirt or pornography" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard, The Irish Times, The Mirror, The Telegraph and The Times.
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