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AA kill drunk in compound (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alkali

'compound' is the definition.
(alkali is a kind of compound)

'aa kill drunk' is the wordplay.
'drunk' indicates anagramming the letters.
'aa'+'kill'='aakill'
'aakill' with letters rearranged gives 'ALKALI'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for alkali that I've seen before include "Soluble compound that turns litmus paper blue" , "Acid-neutralising chemical" , "Non-acid" , "Antacid" , "Compound turning litmus blue" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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