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Considered removing rice as it's thoroughly wet (6)

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sodden

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'thoroughly wet' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for sodden that I've seen before include "Soaking wet" , "Soaked to the skin" , "Completely saturated" , "Made very wet" , "Waterlogged" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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