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Antibiotic pill, main compound taken around Intensive Care (10)

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I believe the answer is:

ampicillin

'antibiotic' is the definition.
(ampicillin is a kind of antibiotic)

'pill main compound taken around intensive care' is the wordplay.
'compound' indicates an anagram.
'taken' is an insertion indicator.
'around' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'intensive care' becomes 'ic' (abbreviation for intensive care).
'ic' written backwards gives 'ci'.
'pill'+'main'='pillmain'
'pillmain' anagrammed gives 'ampillin'.
'ampillin' going around 'ci' is 'AMPICILLIN'.

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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