Addictive factor of tobacco (8)

I believe the answer is:

nicotine

(Other definitions for nicotine that I've seen before include "Poison not in ice" , "Drug in tobacco" , "Material found in tobacco used as an insecticide" , "Chemical in cigarette" , "Nervous" .)

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

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