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You are all great thanks, I had thought perhaps CANDELS!
I didn’t know word ‘censers’.

I had the same thought about the candels typo.

I do think the error lies in minstrels though.

But I have'nt printed off, so im back and forth with my answers to build the clueing letters

listen mrs in an anag of minstrels giving T as the rogue crosser

Here you are, Imairead.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/censer

Hence the smoke reference!