Cryptic crossword clue
Rotten person‘s nasty smell down below?

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BOUNDER

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The straight part
We know that "Rotten person" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rotten person = bounder.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BOUNDER mean?

BOUNDER noun
  1. Something that bounds or jumps.
  2. A dishonourable man; a cad.
  3. A social climber.
  4. That which limits; a boundary.
  5. A four-wheeled type of dogcart or cabriolet

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