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Waste matter (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dross

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">waste matter</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that dross is a type of waste matter)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for dross that I've seen before include "Scum - dregs" , "Waste coal - rubbish" , "Something of inferior quality" , "Lees" , "Rubbish, scum" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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