Able to soak up liquid (9)
I believe the answer is:
absorbent
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">able to soak up liquid</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for absorbent that I've seen before include "able to soak in the sun?" , "soaking it all up?" , "Permeable" , "receptive" , "Sucking up liquid" .)