Preserved by salting, say (5)

I believe the answer is:

cured

(Other definitions for cured that I've seen before include "Made healthy again" , "Mended" , "Of ham, smoked or salted" , "Healed - smoked" , "Made well" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.

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