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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Detect an odor last seen in Newsday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SMELL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SMELL Detect an odor (5) Newsday Aug 1, 2023
32% ARAT What the dubious detect by odor (4) Newsday Jun 17, 2016
3% STENCH Bad odor (6) New York Times Feb 2, 2026
3% HOLT "Remington Steele" detective Laura (4) TV Feb 1, 2026
3% ACID Sharp ace detectives (4) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 28, 2026
3% CENTS Reportedly detect coins (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 25, 2026
3% DENNIXTER Writer of The Singing Detective * (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 20, 2026
3% DIRK Douglas Adams detective Gently (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 18, 2026
3% LEAD Clue for a detective (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 17, 2026
3% TRUE Matthew McConaughey starrer "___ Detective" (4)

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