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Smell of small coin (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scent

'smell of' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'small coin' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'coin' becomes 'cent' (cent is a kind of coin).
's'+'cent'='SCENT'

(Other definitions for scent that I've seen before include "Whiff" , "Distinctive aroma" , "Fragrance" , "Number of clues" , "Track; aroma" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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