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Angelica's flogged as a painkiller (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

analgesic

'a painkiller' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'angelica's flogged' is the wordplay.
'flogged' indicates an anagram.
'angelicas' with letters rearranged gives 'ANALGESIC'.

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for analgesic that I've seen before include "Pain-releaving drug" , "A medicine used to relieve pain" , "Anodyne" , "Acting to relieve pain" , "result is soothing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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