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I'm cast wrongly as organic glue (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mastic

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'organic glue' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both substances as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'i'm cast wrongly' is the wordplay.
'wrongly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'im'+'cast'='imcast'
'imcast' with letters rearranged gives 'MASTIC'.

'as' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for mastic that I've seen before include "liquor" , "Mouldable cement" , "Resin used in varnishes" , "Aromatic resin used to make varnish" , "Gum from trees" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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