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Slimy act represented as 'spiritual' (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mystical

'spiritual' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'slimy act represented' is the wordplay.
'represented' indicates an anagram.
'slimy'+'act'='slimyact'
'slimyact' is an anagram of 'MYSTICAL'.

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for mystical that I've seen before include "Inexplicable" , "Sacredly obscure" , "'Esoteric, spiritual (8)'" , "Inspiring spiritual awe" , "of occult rites" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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