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A poet is destroyed by drugs (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

opiates

'drugs' is the definition.
(opiate is a kind of drug)

'a poet is destroyed' is the wordplay.
'destroyed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'poet'+'is'='apoetis'
'apoetis' anagrammed gives 'OPIATES'.

'by' is the link.

(Other definitions for opiates that I've seen before include "Poppy-derived drugs" , "Sedative drugs" , "Narcotic drugs" , "Makes dull" , "Is a poet (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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