Possible Clues:

• Preserve (corpse) from decay
• Apply preservatives, a typical measure cooking lamb
• Business graduate lying in wood — prepare for burial
• Preserve to protect from decay
• Divert blame to Mike to finally wrap-up
• Preserve the business graduate in wood
• Preserve (a corpse)
• Preserve MBA sitting in tree
• Preserve for burial
• In retrospect, research site divides Frenchmen initially eager to use preservatives in a deadly way