The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ODOROUS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ODOROUS
- Brief plea to wake someone with a bouquet?
- Stinking drunk outdoors after tons knocked back
- . Old party to get excited endlessly, making a stink
- Humming note, run round America with nothing on
- Principal of university accessing revolving door, so fragrant
- Totally stripped, body more lousy and smelly
- Nothing so dour could make you perfumed
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The straight part
We know that "Humming" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case humming = odorous.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ODOROUS mean?
ODOROUS adjective- Having a distinctive odor.