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Clean gas I convert into a pain-killer (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

analgesic

'a pain-killer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'clean gas i convert' is the wordplay.
'convert' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'converts' mean this).
'clean'+'gas'+'i'='cleangasi'
'cleangasi' anagrammed gives 'ANALGESIC'.

'into' is the link.

(Other definitions for analgesic that I've seen before include "result is soothing" , "number" , "Pain-killer" , "Painkilling" , "Acting to relieve pain" .)

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