Daily Mail 22nd March

[Jamjar74]

18d Cook topside of beef then rear (6)

B . . . . .

19d Nasty smell surrounds, funny old gangster (7)

H . . . . . M

All I can think of is hoodlum but cannot see the connection.

Thank you in advance

[dannyk13]

19d Hoodlum nasty smell = hum surrounding old o

[Celticv11]

Nasty smell= hum. Anagram of old. O

[smartcat]

Hoodlum smell is hum o for Oscar and old

Braise

[Jamjar74]

Obvious when you see it written down, many thanks.