Treated with a slippery or viscous liquid (5)

I believe the answer is:

oiled

(Other definitions for oiled that I've seen before include "running smoothly?" , "get drunk" , "Greased; drunk" , "greasy" , "wasted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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