Miso or doenjang, e.g (5)

I believe the answer is:

paste

(Other definitions for paste that I've seen before include "Pulped meat; adhesive" , "Fake gems; adhesive" , "Thoroughly beat" , "Hit" , "Watery adhesive" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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