Dried and cured by hanging in wood vapour (6)
I believe the answer is:
smoked
'dried and cured by hanging in wood vapour' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for smoked that I've seen before include "(Of salmon) cured" , "Preserved" , "Fumigated; cured" , "Dried and cured by hanging in wood fumes" , "Dried and cured by hanging in wood vapour" .)