Answer: degum

AnswerCrossword Clue
DEGUMRemove sticky stuff
DEGUMWork on theater seats, perhaps
DEGUMFree from sticky substance.
DEGUMFree of viscidity.
DEGUMIt's stuck on Brooklyn theater floors
DEGUMFree of sticky stuff
DEGUMRemove sticky stuff from
degumto free from gum
degumto free from gum
degumto remove sericin from (silk filaments or yarn) by boiling in a soap solution; boil off