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Sticky slug out in wild (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

glutinous

'sticky' is the definition.
(I know that sticky can be written as glutinous)

'slug out in wild' is the wordplay.
'wild' is an anagram indicator.
'slug'+'out'+'in'='slugoutin'
'slugoutin' is an anagram of 'GLUTINOUS'.

(Other definitions for glutinous that I've seen before include "Sticky" , "not easy to shake off?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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