Trackable scent (5)

I believe the answer is:

spoor

(Other definitions for spoor that I've seen before include "Animal track or scent" , "Animal track, trail" , "Trace" , "Beast's trail" , "Animal's track or scent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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