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Turning stomachs, dirty talk (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smut

'dirty talk' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'turning stomachs' is the wordplay.
'turning' is a reversal indicator.
'stomachs' becomes 'tums' ('tum' can be a synonym of 'stomach').
'tums' back-to-front is 'SMUT'.

(Other definitions for smut that I've seen before include "porn?" , "Soot flake; fungal disease" , "Sooty deposit" , "Obscene material" , "Bit of soot or dirty talk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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