Vermeer medium (3)

I believe the answer is:

oil

(Other definitions for oil that I've seen before include "Fossil fuel" , "Black gold" , "Slippery liquid" , "what can be seen on iceberg" , "Greasy liquid" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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