It can be wooden, silver or greasy (5)

I believe the answer is:

spoon

(Other definitions for spoon that I've seen before include "Eating implement" , "Cuddle" , "One for taking soup" , "cooking utensil" , "One with bowl" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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