Identify unpleasant smell -- but this won't cure anything Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Identify unpleasant smell -- but this won't cure anything last seen in Telegraph Cryptic 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PLACEBO.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLACEBO Identify unpleasant smell -- but this won't cure anything (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 30, 2015
86% ODOR Unpleasant smell (4)
65% PEG Identify (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 6, 2025
65% NAME Identify (4) Commuter Sep 26, 2025
65% HEAL Cure (4) The Telegraph Quick Sep 11, 2025
62% ELT Smell (3) USA Today Quick Oct 19, 2025
62% ODOUR Smell (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 8, 2025
62% BOSS Leader with unpleasant odour starts to smell sweeter (4) (4) The Guardian Quiptic Sep 21, 2025
59% NOSE Won by a __ (4) LA Times Daily Oct 20, 2025
59% TONIC The "T" in a G&T cocktail (5) USA Today Oct 18, 2025

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