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They may be jellied or else cooked (4)

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I believe the answer is:

eels

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'they may be jellied' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'else cooked' is the wordplay.
'cooked' indicates anagramming the letters (letters cooked into a new form).
'else' is an anagram of 'EELS'.

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(Other definitions for eels that I've seen before include "Slithery fish" , "Slippery creatures" , "Water snakes twisting in lees" , "Odd fish found in the lees" , "Else (anag.)" .)

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