Wet sticky earth (3)
I believe the answer is:
mud
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">wet sticky earth</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for mud that I've seen before include "Alluvial deposit as in river bed" , "Sludge" , "-, -, Glorious - (Flanders and Swann)" , "slander" , "Offensive remarks" .)