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Cosmos; an anaesthetic (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ether

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">cosmos</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">an anaesthetic</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(ether is a kind of anaesthetic)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for ether that I've seen before include "An early anaesthetic" , "Rare atmosphere" , "Type of chemical" , "Old anaesthetic -- three (anag)" , "Anaesthetic is, strangely, there" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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