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Road crew's goo (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tar

(Other definitions for tar that I've seen before include "Black coat" , "Kind of rat for sailor" , "Road-dressing for a sailor?" , "Sailor and dressing for roads" , "Dark viscid substance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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