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Are after dog poison? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

curare

'poison?' is the definition.
(I know that curare is a type of phytotoxin)

'are after dog' is the wordplay.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'dog' becomes 'cur' (both can mean a despicable person).
'are' put after 'cur' is 'CURARE'.

(Other definitions for curare that I've seen before include "Poison used on darts" , "Paralysing plant poison" , "Poison applied to darts" , "Arrow poison" , "Poison put on arrows" .)

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