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The oil spilled round it is super-slippery and dangerous (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

perilous

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'dangerous' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'the oil spilled round it is super-slippery' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
an anagram of 'oil' is 'ilo' which is located in the answer.
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for perilous that I've seen before include "promising danger" , "Full of danger" , "Extremely dangerous" , "Risky" , "Hazardous, dangerous" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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