Missed oil represented in gelatinous form (9)

I believe the answer is:

semisolid

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'gelatinous form' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'missed oil represented' is the wordplay.
'represented' indicates an anagram.
'missed'+'oil'='missedoil'
'missedoil' is an anagram of 'SEMISOLID'.

'in' acts as a link.

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