Exotic leaves in ointment (8)

I believe the answer is:

vaseline

'ointment' is the definition.
(Vaseline is an example)

'exotic leaves in' is the wordplay.
'exotic' is an anagram indicator.
'leaves'+'in'='leavesin'
'leavesin' with letters rearranged gives 'VASELINE'.

(Other definitions for vaseline that I've seen before include "petroleum product" , "Brand of petroleum jelly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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