Like rags in garages (4)

I believe the answer is:

oily

(Other definitions for oily that I've seen before include "Like a lot of fish" , "Smoothly ingratiating" , "Greasy - obsequious" , "Covered in lubricant" , "Smarmy" .)

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

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