Using, eg, a pipe (7)

I believe the answer is:

smoking

(Other definitions for smoking that I've seen before include "Puffing a fag" , "Having a cigarette" , "unhealthy habit" , "Emitting a cloud of gas" , "Using tobacco" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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