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Unpleasant smell accompanies a swamp-dweller (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

boa

'swamp-dweller' is the definition.

'unpleasant smell accompanies a' is the wordplay.
'unpleasant smell' becomes 'bo' (informal abbreviation for body odour).
'accompanies' says to put letters next to each other.
'bo'+'a'='BOA'

(Other definitions for boa that I've seen before include "Large constrictor snake" , "strangler" , "Large snake provides a neck decoration" , "... cold-blooded creature" , "One who puts the squeeze on" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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