Slippery ___ eel (2 wds.) Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

SLIPPERY (adjective)
1. not to be trusted
2. causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
EEL (noun)
1. the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled
2. voracious snakelike marine or freshwater fishes with smooth slimy usually scaleless skin and having a continuous vertical fin but no ventral fins

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