Cryptic crossword clue
Smells greeting females visiting empty wilderness 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word WHIFFS

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The straight part
We know that "Smells" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case smells = whiffs.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does WHIFFS mean?

WHIFFS noun
  1. A waft; a brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air
  2. An odour carried briefly through the air
  3. A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially of smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
  4. A slight sign of something; a glimpse.
  5. A strike (from the batter’s perspective)
  6. An attempted shot that completely misses the ball.
  7. The megrim, a fish: Lepidorhombus boscii or Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis.
WHIFFS verb
  1. To waft.
  2. To sniff.
  3. To strike out.
  4. To miss the ball completely.
  5. To attempt to strike and miss, especially being off-balance/vulnerable after missing.
  6. To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.
  7. To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff or blow away.
  8. To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
  9. To fail spectacularly at a task.
WHIFFS verb
  1. To fish with a handline.

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