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"scent" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often perfume (7 letters).
Definitions
Pleasant smell, trace of odour, or perfume applied to something.
Used in a sentence
“the scent of flowers / of a skunk”
“to give off / release / exude a scent”
“to breathe in / inhale a scent”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Fragrant trace”5 letters
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