Metaphor for the easily influenced Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass
(verb)
1. apply putty in order to fix or fill

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

METAPHOR (noun)
1. a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
EASILY (adverb)
1. with ease (`easy’ is sometimes used informally for `easily’)
2. indicating high probability; in all likelihood

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