Clean silver lid removed, prone to squeak (7)
I believe the answer is:
unoiled
'clean' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for unoiled that I've seen before include "Not lubricated" , "Squeaky" .)