Smelled (6)
I believe the answer is:
reeked
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">smelled</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(reeking is a kind of smelling)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for reeked that I've seen before include "Smelled strongly and badly" , "Gave off fumes" , "Smelled of smoke" , "Smelt to high heaven" , "Smelled to high heaven" .)