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Blue material turning stomachs (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smut

'blue material' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'turning stomachs' is the wordplay.
'turning' says the letters should be written backwards.
'stomachs' becomes 'tums' ('tum' can be a synonym of 'stomach').
'tums' backwards is 'SMUT'.

(Other definitions for smut that I've seen before include "Indecent talk or piece of soot" , "Soot flake; fungal disease" , "Obscene material" , "Dirt or obscenity" , "Dirt or immoral talk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Independent.
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