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Jar with crow's foot in jelly (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

vaseline

'jelly' is the definition.
(I know that Vaseline is a type of petroleum jelly)

'jar with crow's foot' is the wordplay.
'jar' becomes 'vase' (vase is a kind of jar).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'crow's foot' becomes 'line' (line in one's face).
'vase'+'line'='VASELINE'

'in' is the link.

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

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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