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A drug hit between Mars and Jupiter (8,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

asteroid belt

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'mars and jupiter' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'a drug hit' is the wordplay.
'drug' becomes 'steroid' (type of drug).
'hit' becomes 'belt' (belting is a kind of hitting).
'a'+'steroid'+'belt'='ASTEROID BELT'

'between' is the link.

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(Other definitions for asteroid belt that I've seen before include "Zone where many minor planets orbit" , "Region of space between Mars and Jupiter - besotted liar (anag)" , "Region of interplanetary space - battered soil (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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