Porous (9)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">porous</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for absorbent that I've seen before include "Like a towel" , "Bob ran set (anag.)" , "Like a sponge" , "drinking" , "Permeable" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">porous</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Another definition for permeable that I've seen is " Absorbent".)