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Can new basin be pot? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cannabis

'be pot?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'can new basin' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'basin' anagrammed gives 'nabis'.
'can'+'nabis'='CANNABIS'

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

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