Fawning (8)

I believe the answer is:

unctuous

'fawning' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for unctuous that I've seen before include "Falsely ingratiating" , "Unpleasantly suave or ingratiating" , "Greasy" , "Slimily ingratiating" , "Smarmy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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