___ acid (olive oil component) (5)
I believe the answer is:
oleic
(Other definitions for oleic that I've seen before include "Sort of acid" , "A fatty acid, -- acid" , "of a deposit?" .)
I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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