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Pull everything in, it’s greasy (6)

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I believe the answer is:

tallow

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'it's greasy' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'pull everything in' is the wordplay.
'pull' becomes 'tow' (tow is a kind of pull).
'everything' becomes 'all' (I've seen this before).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'tow' placed around 'all' is 'TALLOW'.

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(Other definitions for tallow that I've seen before include "Contributor to soap" , "Animal oil used in making soap and candles" , "Fatty substance used in candles, soap etc" , "Melted, clarified animal fat" , "Rendered fat used for making candles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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