Coagulates (5)

I believe the answer is:

clots

'coagulates' is the definition.
('clot' can be a synonym of 'coagulate')

This is all the clue.

(Another definition for clots that I've seen is " Lumps formed in a liquid".)

I've seen this clue in the Universal and the Evening Standard.

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