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American behind vaccine developer raised point (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cannabis

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This might be a double definition.

'american behind vaccine developer' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'raised point' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for cannabis that I've seen before include "Strangely, Incas ban this drug" , "Most commonly used (mostly) illicit drug" , "Ban Incas from using this drug" , "Hash" , "Pot" .)

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