Crossword Genius

God took drugs (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hades

'god' is the definition.
(Hades is an example)

'took drugs' is the wordplay.
'took' becomes 'had' ('have' can be a synonym of 'take').
'drugs' becomes 'es' (E is a term for an ecstasy pill).
'had'+'es'='HADES'

(Other definitions for hades that I've seen before include "Classic hell in the shade" , "The nether world, hell" , "Greek god of the underworld" , "Underworld, hell" , "It's classical hell in the shade" .)

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