Colourless, tasteless powder consisting chiefly of mercurous chloride, used medicinally as a cathartic (7)
I believe the answer is:
calomel
(Another definition for calomel that I've seen is " All come (anag) - purgative".)
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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