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He admitted to taking the cream and the clear, but said he thought they were flaxseed oil and a pain relieving balm.
He has definitely admitted to taking steroids, but has not admitted to knowingly taking them.

“Bonds told a U.S. grand jury that he used undetectable steroids known as “the cream” and “the clear,” which he received from personal trainer Greg Anderson during the 2003 season. According to Bonds, the trainer told him the substances were the nutritional supplement flaxseed oil and a pain-relieving balm for the player’s arthritis.

According to government attorneys, BALCO founder Victor Conte has identified the designer steroid THG as “the clear.” A testosterone-based ointment was identified as “the cream.” Olympic sprinter Tim Montgomery testified that Conte used flaxseed oil containers to send “the clear” to athletes.”

-from ESPN.com http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1937594