Crossword Genius

Preserved dent in another form (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tinned

'preserved' is the definition.
(tinning is a kind of preserving)

'dent in another form' is the wordplay.
'another form' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'dent'+'in'='dentin'
'dentin' is an anagram of 'TINNED'.

(Other definitions for tinned that I've seen before include "In cans" , "Sealed in a can" , "Canned" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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