Answer: embalming

AnswerCrossword Clue
EMBALMINGA grave occupation?
embalmingGive a pleasant fragrance to
embalmingEMBALM, to preserve a dead body, also IMBALM
embalmingPreserve (a corpse) from decay, originally with spices and now usually by arterial injection of a preservative
embalmingPreserve (someone or something) in an unaltered state