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The phrase "a smell of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a strong, lasting smell. For example, "I could smell the sweet smell of fresh-baked cookies wafting through the air."
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There was a smell of plaster.
A smell of licorice rose.
There's such a smell of onions.
There was a smell of bat guano.
Already there's a smell of burning leaves.
"There is a smell of double standards".
I remember a smell of hominy.
A smell of burning filled the air.
There was a smell of baking bread.
There was a smell of turpentine.
A smell of burnt flesh was to be expected.
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