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Answer for the clue "Preserved, in a way ", 5 letters:
dried

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Word definitions for dried in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. not still wet; "the ink has dried"; "a face marked with dried tears" preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat" [syn: dehydrated , desiccated ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
1 Without water or moisture. 2 (Usually foods) cured, preserved. Having been dried by a process. Such as dried fruit, dried fish, dried meat, etc. v (en-pastdry)

Usage examples of dried.

Black and blue halos rimmed her eyes, and her cheeks were abraided, with dried blood at one corner of her mouth.

A small area of abrasion or contusion was on the cheek near the right ear, and a prominent dried abrasion was on the lower left side of the neck.

The braziers began giving off a thick, resinous, overly sweet smoke with something astringent to it but I had no way of knowing if it was, in fact, the perfume the grimoire had specified for operations ruled by the planet Mercury: a mixture of mastic, frankincense, cinquefoil, achates, and the dried and powdered brains of a fox.

An excellent poison can be swiftly produced under field conditions by boiling two baskets of oleander leaves, distilling the essence, and adding three ounces of dried aconite tubers.