Source of a metaphorical smell Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RAT Source of a metaphorical smell (3) LA Times Daily Jul 6, 2016
3% ODORS Smells (5) LA Times Daily Nov 14, 2025
3% STENCH Awful smell (6) Commuter Nov 11, 2025
3% SNIFF Smell (5) (5) Puzzler Nov 10, 2025
3% SENSE Touch or smell (5) New York Times Nov 10, 2025
3% REEK Smell awful (4) Commuter Nov 8, 2025
3% ANOSMIA Loss of the sense of smell (7) The Times Concise Nov 8, 2025
3% TOEDIP Cautious-beginning metaphor (6) Newsday Nov 7, 2025
3% ROOT Source (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 6, 2025
3% SALTS Smelling __ (5) Commuter Nov 4, 2025

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