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Ross

I believe the answer is:

smears

(Other definitions for smears that I've seen before include "Spreads with dirty or greasy substance" , "False attacks on someone's good name" , "Slanderous defamations" , "may be examined in the lab." , "Black marks" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.
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