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Chicken dripping (3)

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I believe the answer is:

wet

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This clue might be a double definition.

'chicken' is the first definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'dripping' is the second definition.
(similar in meaning)

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(Other definitions for wet that I've seen before include "Saturated; rainy" , "Rainy; feeble person" , "Moisture; feeble (colloq.)" , "Moderately Conservative" , "Moist or Soaked" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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